Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) is increasingly popular in secure communications, and secp256k1—famous for its use in Bitcoin and Blockchains—is a widely used curve. This blog post will walk you through building wolfSSL with support for secp256k1, generating an ECC certificate using that curve, and using it in a TLS connection with wolfSSL’s example client and […]
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Announcing mcwolf: Classic McEliece Support with wolfSSL
We are excited to announce the creation of mcwolf, a new project that brings a Classic McEliece post-quantum cryptographic algorithm implementation and integration to wolfSSL. We would like to thank Daniel J. Bernstein for the integration work that went into mcwolf. The mcwolf project is a series of scripts and patches against wolfSSL that adds […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL Inc. achieves first major maintenance submission post FIPS 140-3 validation
wolfSSL is thrilled to announce a significant achievement! Following receipt of our FIPS 140-3 validated certificate #4718 last July, wolfSSL completed the first update to that certificate. On May 16, 2025, the wolfSSL OEUP submission, encompassing a batch of 25 Operating Environments, received approval from the CMVP. The exceptional reviews provided by our trusted FIPS […]
Read MoreMore TagPartner Webinar: Securing the Future: wolfSSL Solutions for NXP IIoT Edge MCX MCU Portfolio
With cybersecurity regulations like the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark and EU Cyber Resilience Act on the rise, embedded developers need to stay ahead of the curve. Join wolfSSL Senior Software Engineer David Garske and NXP Security Product Manager Stella Or for an in-depth technical webinar where we’ll explore how to meet these new challenges with […]
Read MoreMore Tagcurl-up 2025 Recap
Special thanks to Apify for sponsoring curl-up 2025! The much-anticipated curl-up 2025 has wrapped up, bringing developers. Open-source enthusiasts, and industry leaders together in Prague. Over the weekend, sixteen insightful curl-related presentations were delivered, sparking discussions not only during the sessions but also over lunches, coffee breaks, and evening gatherings. If you missed it or […]
Read MoreMore TagAnnouncing STM32WBA Support in wolfSSL
We’re excited to announce that wolfSSL now officially supports the STM32WBA series of microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics! This addition broadens our commitment to providing lightweight, robust, and high-performance SSL/TLS solutions across a wide range of embedded platforms. What is the STM32WBA Series? The STM32WBA series is a family of ultra-low-power wireless microcontrollers designed to bring advanced […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL’s µITRON support and HSM integration
We have received many inquiries about wolfSSL’s µITRON support for years. The fact that µITRON is used so widely by wolfSSL customers is unique to Japan, but wolfSSL supports µITRON in all wolfSSL products to meet the needs of Japanese customers. ITRON is an RTOS specification definition, so it is available in many commercial versions, […]
Read MoreMore TagLive Webinar: What’s New in wolfBoot – Tailored for the Asia-Pacific Time Zone
Learn how wolfBoot revolutionizes secure boot for embedded systems with groundbreaking features designed for quantum resistance and hybrid authentication. wolfBoot is a lightweight, OS-independent secure bootloader designed specifically for embedded systems. It ensures trusted firmware verification, supports a wide range of architectures, and is optimized for resource-constrained environments. With FIPS 140-3 validation and post-quantum readiness, […]
Read MoreMore TagPost-Quantum Benchmark Comparison: ML-KEM wolfSSL 5.8.0 vs. OpenSSL 3.5
Recently, both OpenSSL 3.5 and wolfSSL 5.8.0 have been released. We thought we’d run some benchmarks on an x86_64 Linux PC. Note: output has been edited for brevity and clarity. OpenSSL Configuration and build: $ ./Configure $ make all Benchmarking Output: 47317 ML-KEM-512 KEM keygen ops in 0.99s 72114 ML-KEM-512 KEM encaps ops in 1.00s […]
Read MoreMore TagHybrid Post-Quantum Key Exchange in wolfSSL 5.8.0
Release 5.8.0 of our wolfSSL library implements hybrid key exchange algorithms that combine conventional elliptic curve cryptography with post-quantum key encapsulation mechanisms (KEMs). New Hybrid Groups: Combining elliptic curves (SECP256/384/521, X25519, X448) with ML-KEM. This provides compatibility with Chromium and other organizations that are together with wolfSSL leading the way in post-quantum migration. Some of […]
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