[openssl-users] the fickleness of FIPS

2015-09-07 Thread Steve Marquess
This is just a random little factoid for observers of the bizarre little world of FIPS 140-2 validations. It's well known to that community that validation outcomes are highly unpredictable. We've tried the "do very similar submissions at the same time and marvel at the wild discrepancies in

[openssl-users] FIPS module 2.0.10 revision approved

2015-09-07 Thread Steve Marquess
If you don't know or care what FIPS 140-2 is, then rejoice in your good fortune and run don't walk back to your brighter and happier world. The CMVP has approved the pending change letter update for the 2.0.10 revision to the #1747 validation, and at the same time they fixed the typos in their