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eIDAS for Remote (Centralised Server) Signing
What is eIDAS? Evaluation and certification of trustworthy systems and signature and seal creation devices becomes increasingly important due to the new eIDAS regulation (EU Regulation No. 910/2014) that entered into force in the 28 EU Member States in July 2016. eIDAS is an EU regulation on electronic…
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As You Like It!
Over the last few years we have seen some maturation in the processes of providing information security assurance. This is good. First let’s roll back into history, to the days in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, when it could not be safely assumed that the operating systems in use…
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Yi Mao’s Opening Speech at the Fifth ICMC
“Dear Community, It is the second time that I have had the honor and pleasure to open the International Cryptographic Module Conference. This year is very special since it is the fifth anniversary of the conference. I’d like to welcome you all with an image from the end…
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FIPS 140-2 and ISO Standards
atsec customers who have projects for testing, validating, and certifying cryptographic modules for the US government market are intimately familiar with the FIPS 140-2 standard. This standard and its associated supporting documents are produced and published by NIST. Together, the suite of documents define the specification and testing…
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ICMC Presidential Debate
The votes have been counted and Zippa Futura and ISO/IEC 19790 win by a large margin:
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The Third International Cryptographic Module Conference Has Begun
The 2015 International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC) started yesterday with a day of pre-conference workshops on FIPS 140 Projects, Breaking into Embedded Devices, and Addressing Unique Security Challenges through Standardization. The main conference was opened today by Yi Mao, Ph.D., CST Lab Manager of atsec, followed by keynote…
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The Second International Cryptographic Module Conference
The 2014 ICMC started with a day of workshops on FIPS 140-2 and ISO/IEC 19790, followed today by keynote speakers Helmut Kurth (atsec information security) and Mary Ann Davidson (Oracle). Almost 200 attendees from around the world came to this year’s conference to discuss topics ranging from high-level…
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Collaboration and Openness to the Rescue of Entropy
This past September was my conference month. I first went to the 14th International Common Criteria Conference (ICCC) in Orlando, Florida and then a week later I was at the 1st International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The theme of the ICCC this year was a…
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A Summary of the First ICMC
The first ICMC is over.It was a wonderful event and thanks are due to all of the 171 participants for making it so. Participant Quote: “This conference is Win Win Win!”These attendees represented developers, governments, laboratories, consultants, and academics from the cryptographic module community. It turned out to…
