wolfSSL Embraces RISC-V; FIPS 140-3 Certifications Now Available

    • wolfSSL Embraces RISC-V FIPS 140-3 Certifications Now Available

    wolfSSL was a proud sponsor and exhibitor at the RISC-V Summit EU earlier this year. Thank you to all the attendees that stopped by; We enjoyed the interesting discussions regarding wolfSSL in your projects.

    Some of the most common questions we heard:

    Q: Is wolfSSL supported on RISC-V devices?

    A: Yes! Absolutely. The wolfSSL libraries run on nearly every device, including RISC-V. For instance, recently we published a blog on the HiFive Unleashed RISC-V Benchmarks.

    Q: Does wolfSSL have support for RISC-V Acceleration Extensions?

    A: Yes! For example, see the GitHub wolfSSL PR #7569 that implemented the AES ECB / CBC / CTR / GCM / CCM for RISC-V 64-bit in assembly language where we saw a 50x improvement in performance.

    Q: Does wolfSSL have support for IP Hardware Acceleration such as OpenTitan?

    A: We are currently evaluating Open Titan and various other IP solutions. We added RISC-V hardware acceleration to the Espressif ESP32-C3 and ESP32-C6 devices earlier this year.

    Q: Can RISC-V devices be FIPS 140-3 Certified?

    A: Yes! Recently we announced that wolfSSL is the First in the World to offer FIPS 140–3 Automated Submission with our NIST Certificate #4718.

    See our prior blogs on:

    The What is FIPS (short version) blog also applies to RISC-V with regards to how your RISC-V Operating Environment (“OE”) can be certified:

    1. You send us your hardware and toolchain.
    2. We run the initial tests which ensure the cryptography module behaves according to specification given your specific hardware and operating system.
    3. The CMVP certified lab runs and verifies the tests and their documentation.
    4. The test results are submitted to CMVP for review.
    5. Your specific operating environment is added to our certificate.
    6. You are FIPS 140 compliant in 60-90 days.

    For more details, see our blog What is FIPS (long version).

    Are you interested in RISC-V or FIPS Certification? We want to hear about your project!
    If you have questions about any of the above, please contact us at facts@wolfSSL.com or +1 425 245 8247.

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