Corsec provides FIPS 140-2 news and released relevant for you to make a decision on pursuing a validation. You will learn the key players, requirements, process, timeline, and resources required to complete Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation on your product.
Last month NIST released a draft publication on sources of Entropy and randomness in protecting sensitive data. The draft “Special Publication 800-90B, Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation”, is intended to help product vendors …
As previously mentioned, CMVP announced that all FIPS 140-2 validations that use Random Number Generators (RNG), as well as certifications that use both the NIST 800-90A DRBG and RNG will be required to re-validate, otherwise, they will …
Corsec brings highlights from recent events – offering insight into the future of Cryptographic Validations, Lab Reviews, and a potential new Inter-Agency Agreement. Cryptographic Validations, Quo Vadis? and apropos of FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic validations currently do …
Product vendors often rely on OpenSSL to meet FIPS requirements. However, with the new CMVP requirements and regulations, vendors using certain versions of the OpenSSL cryptographic library to meet FIPS 140-2 requirements are in jeopardy …
After a year of collaboration and commitment, Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, McAfee, for completing the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) Level 2 validation of the McAfee Web Gateway WG5000 and …
Over 1,500 FIPS 140-2 validated products will be facing archival by CMVP by 2017. Recently, CMVP, the governing body which oversees FIPS 140-2 validations, laid out guidelines and new regulations for validations in two distinct areas: …
After a year of collaboration and commitment, Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HP, for completing the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation of their product, the Smart Array Gen9 RAID Controllers. …
We are pleased to announce that our partner, Harris, has successfully completed the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for their product, the Harris AES Load Module (HALM). With Corsec’s help, this module …
We congratulate our partner, HP Enterprise on successfully completing the certification process for the BladeSystem c-class Virtual Connect Module under the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2). The certification underscores HPE’s commitment to providing secure and third-party …
Changes in Security Certifications: With the extension of the FED budget, companies have begun to plan and develop their 2016 FED sales objectives with an eye on the expanding $70B total addressable market. These companies …
We are pleased to announce that our partner, Ciena Corporation, has successfully completed the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for their product, the 6500 4×10 Krypto Card. The certification underscores Ciena’s commitment to …
Congratulations to our partner, McAfee, which has successfully completed the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for the McAfee® Firewall Enterprise Control Center Hardware and Virtual Appliance. The certification underscores McAfee’s commitment to helping …
In response to client demand, Corsec has recently relocated our global headquarters to Herndon, Virginia. The significantly larger space houses critical infrastructure and a growing staff of tech professionals. The new facility is equipped with …
Congratulations to Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), for successfully completing the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for your P-Class Smart Array Raid controller. The certification underscores HP’s commitment to helping federal organizations…
The numbers are in and with our partners help; Corsec has had one of its most successful quarters in company history! And the future looks even more promising. With the rising threat of security breaches in today’s technology landscape, the need for products that can deliver a high degree of trusted protection…
Corsec Helps Provide a Path to Successful FIPS 140-2 Certification, Opening Government, Military and Secure Commercial Networks Markets for IT Security Products Fairfax, VA, September 10, 2014 – Corsec, the world’s leading validation solutions provider, …
Fairfax, VA, May 14, 2011 – Corsec Security, Inc., the leader in FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria documentation, project management and consulting services, today announced that NIST’s Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) queue is down …
Corsec Security, Inc., the leading provider of FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria documentation and consulting services, today announced the completion of the 200th certificate they have achieved for IT Security vendors across the globe. Fairfax, …
Much has been in the news over the past couple of months about the security vulnerability known as Heartbleed. It is of vital interest to businesses and consumers, but especially so for businesses with products intended to provide security for their users. There are some specific and unique impacts to companies who are planning or are in the midst…
Taking the time, effort and resources to achieve FIPS or Common Criteria certification or UC APL listing is a big deal. It’s not an insignificant investment, and when it’s finally completed, you want to see a significant return, right? The most obvious solution is just to sell more product. And while this may seem both simple and obvious, we all know…