-- Opengear Chairman Bob Waldie will become a board member of the Open
Source Software Institute.
-- Opengear's full line of ARM-powered console servers and power
management solutions will be FIPS compliant.
Opengear has previously partnered with OSSI and the OpenSSL project to
sponsor an extension of the existing OpenSSL FIPS Object Module v1.2
validation (certificate #1051) that enables, for the first time, that open
source cryptographic module to meet the FIPS 140-2 standards for ARM
processors. The OpenSSL project is a collaborative effort to develop a
robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and open source toolkit
implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer
Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose
cryptography library.
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are standards created by
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for Federal
computer systems. These standards and guidelines are issued by NIST for use
government-wide. NIST develops FIPS when there are compelling Federal
government requirements such as for security and interoperability and there
are no acceptable industry standards or solutions. FIPS 140-2 is a
standard specific to cryptographic implementations.
"Opengear is a recognized leader in the software security industry and has
made a major contribution to the open source community through their
efforts to secure the modification to allow the FIPS validated OpenSSL
module to be compliant for ARM processors," said John Weathersby, OSSI
executive director. "We welcome Opengear as a member of the organization
and look forward to their active participation in promoting the adoption of
open source throughout government and industry IT environments."
Weathersby added that a representative from Opengear has agreed to join the
OSSI advisory board and will help lead a special Open Source Security
Working Group which will officially launch at the organization's annual
meeting in December.
"Opengear has a long tradition of working with various organizations and
people in the open source community to help spread the use of open source
software," said Bob Waldie, founder of Opengear. "The FIPS validated
OpenSSL is an example of industry, government and community working
together to produce and maintain certified security components for all to
use."
About Opengear
Opengear (http://www.opengear.com) designs and manufactures next-generation
console server, power management and kvm over ip solutions for secure
remote access and control of infrastructure. Opengear console servers are
installed in more than 10,000 locations around the world. Opengear's open
source platform gives network managers and system integrators the most
flexible, extensible, console server solution on the market today for
serial console ports, service processors, power solutions and environmental
monitoring.
About the Open Source Software Institute
OSSI (www.oss-institute.org) is a US-based, non-profit organization whose
mission is to promote the development and implementation of open source
software solutions within US federal, state and local government entities.
OSSI has worked with members of the US Government, industry sponsors and
the core OpenSSL development team to secure and maintain a Federal
Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2) validated version of the
popular OpenSSL cryptographic module.
Contact Information: Bret Clement Opengear PR 303.462.3057