This is termendously exciting. For the first time ever, NIST will be certifying a FIPS 140 implementation based on the source code. As long as the "pedigree" of the source is tracked, and checked at run-time, then applications can claim FIPS certification.

For details:
http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=bj9mos%242tbt%241%40FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw&prev=/groups%3Fgroup%3Dmailing.openssl.users

/r$

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Rich Salz, Chief Security Architect
DataPower Technology                           http://www.datapower.com
XS40 XML Security Gateway   http://www.datapower.com/products/xs40.html
XML Security Overview  http://www.datapower.com/xmldev/xmlsecurity.html


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