> 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$ -- Principal Security Engineer Akamai Technology Cambridge, MA ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List openssl-dev@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org