Future Fedora Development

[Stephen John Smoogen]

On 5/24/06, Steve G <linux_4ever at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> - multiple digests operation (openssl, gnutls, nss .. some programs are
> >>   now linked with *all* avalaible implemntations 8-0 ),
> >
> >Yeah, I agree.  OpenSSL seems to be the most comprehensive, but
> >its licence stinks and this is why gnutls was written in the first
> >place.  Now that Mozilla adopted the triple MPL/GPL/LGPL license,
> >there's no reason to keep gnutls any more.
>
> We need to try to streamline the number of SSL implementations for another
> reason, FIPS 140-2 certifications. I think that FIPS 200 will be applicable next
> year which pulls in the requirement of all crypto being certified.
>

Actually depending on the part of the US Goverment that needs FIPS-200
certification now (or at least say that we need a 180 day exception to
get FIPS140-2 certifications)



-- 
Stephen J Smoogen.
CSIRT/Linux System Administrator