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Stephan Mueller publishes SP800-90B compliant Linux implementation of CPU Jitter RNG
NIST’s Special Publication 800-90B “Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation” (SP800-90B) lays out the testing requirements for random bit generators. According to Implementation Guidance 7.18, compliance to SP800-90B will be mandatory for FIPS 140-2 validations starting November 8th 2020. Our colleague Stephan Mueller recently…
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CST Newsletter and FIPS 140-3 Change Summary
We invite you to take a look at our CST Newsletter. This newsletter is intended to inform our customers about recent changes within the Implementation Guidance and NIST’s Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). We also included a high-level summary of changes to the testing and documentation that FIPS…
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atsec adds Singaporean Common Criteria Scheme accreditation
atsec is pleased to announce that it has been licensed by CSA to be a Common Criteria Testing lab (CCTL) under the Singapore Common Criteria Scheme (SCCS). Please check the Common Criteria Portal:https://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/labs/index.cfm as well the Singapore Common Criteria Scheme:https://www.csa.gov.sg/our-programmes/certification-and-labelling-schemes/singapore-common-criteria-scheme/approved-labs atsec is already operating Common Criteria labs under…
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atsec’s ACVT service is operational
atsec is proud to announce that the Automated Cryptographic Validation Testing (ACVT) service is operational. The atsec Cryptographic Security Testing (CST) laboratory is the first ever to achieve operational status with the Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol (ACVP) production server operated by NIST. atsec’s ACVP tools are fully implemented…
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atsec’s Rome office is accredited by OCSI for Common Criteria evaluations
atsec is pleased to announce that the atsec Rome office has been accredited by the Italian scheme, OCSI, for performing Common Criteria evaluations. This is in addition to the accreditations by the Italian security agency, OCSI of our atsec laboratories in the U.S., Germany and Sweden. Garibaldi Conte:…
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ATSEC PROVIDED PCI TRAINING AT VISA SECURITY SUMMIT 2019
China, Shanghai—From June 19th to 20th, Visa held the Asia Pacific Security Summit in Shanghai, China. During the “Ecosystem Data Security Workshop” on the 19th, Diana Greenhaw, VISA’s Vice President of Global Payment System Risk, gave a speech on “Ecosystem Risk Updates—A Global Perspective”. As one of the…
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International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day to all our wonderful atsec colleagues in Europe, US and Asia.
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Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol (ACVP) support from atsec
atsec is proud to present support for the NIST ACVP testing framework which replaces the legacy NIST CAVS testing. Cryptographic algorithm validation program (CAVP) testing is required for cryptographic modules undergoing conformance testing and validation according to the FIPS 140-2 specification. It is also required for Common Criteria evaluations performed in…
