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metafunctor on April 23, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: LibreSSL: FIPS mode is not coming back

Great call.

Having personally been through the toils of FIPS certifying crypto libraries, I smiled and nodded as I read this post.

FIPS is about compliance, not about security. LibreSSL is about security, full stop.

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