> Much of the mystery and inconsistency of cryptographic module validation
> would be obviated if the results of validations were more fully disclosed. At
> present details about validations are treated as state secrets, with the
> singular exception of our open source based validations.
Sadly true. I think because, often, there's less there than meets the eye.
One of the most important things OpenSSL FIPS does is bring some much-needed
sunlight into this arena.
/r$
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