Blue Cedar Collaborates With OpenSSL, Akamai, NetApp, and VMware to Develop Next-Generation FIPS Module
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SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Blue Cedar today announced it has joined an industry initiative to develop the next-generation open-source FIPS 140-2 module for OpenSSL.Blue Cedar will collaborate with established industry leaders, including Open SSL, Akamai, NetApp, and VMware, in the effort to upgrade and improve secure data transfers using the OpenSSL cryptographic library.“Today, if a small company wishes to engage with a government, bank, or healthcare system, it can do one of two things to meet the FIPS 140-2 certification requirement: build its own cryptographic library or buy one at great expense,” said Kevin Fox, CTO at Blue Cedar.Blue Cedar, which specializes in powerful, in-app security solutions that protect mobile and other edge apps and data whenever and wherever they are used, is contributing its expertise and other resources to the FIPS 140-2 module development effort.Last month, an expert team of Blue Cedar security engineers took part in a face-to-face meeting in Brisbane, Australia where members of the consortium and partner organizations focused on a modernized implementation of FIPS 140-2 that can support the community now and in the future.
