What’s in a Logo?
When you start your own company, everything is exciting… especially the process of creating your identity. Here are some fun facts about the logo we selected for KeyPair Consulting: Since …
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“FIPS 140-2 Inside” Paper
Sure, you are wise to include a previously validated FIPS 140-2 cryptographic module in your product, but are you adding value for your customers or causing procurement delays? In our …
How to Include Additional Operating Environments in Your Security Policy
Let’s assume that you have met the porting requirements for listing additional operating environments in your FIPS 140-2 Security Policy. (As a reminder, those requirements are detailed in the FIPS 140-2 …
Maintaining a FIPS 140-2 Certificate
I often receive questions about maintaining a FIPS 140-2 certificate after changes are made to the module. Here is some information from the trenches for those not familiar with the …
Accelerate Your FIPS 140-2 Validation
Rarely updated and often overlooked, the FIPS document Frequently Asked Questions for the Cryptographic Module Validation Program deserves a spot in your FIPS library. Any technology vendor starting a FIPS 140-2 project needs …
FIPS 140-2 for Newbies
Here is a collection of links to information about FIPS 140-2: A software engineer’s guide to encryption: How not to fail (written by Luther Martin of HPE) provides a good overview of …