Re: [Fed-Talk] FIPS 140-2 re-Certification for CDSA in Lion Complete
Re: [Fed-Talk] FIPS 140-2 re-Certification for CDSA in Lion Complete
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] FIPS 140-2 re-Certification for CDSA in Lion Complete
- From: "Jonathan E. Hardis" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:01:42 -0400
First a disclaimer: despite my e-mail address my job has nothing to do with encryption certification. I know nothing more about the process than the man on the street.
That said, this is not news. I noticed it weeks ago. Here's the punchline:
"Apple's OS X Lion (v10.7) security services are now built on a newer 'Next Generation Cryptography' platform and does not use the CDSA/CSP module previously validated. Apple is re-validating the same CDSA/CSP module under OS X Lion to provide validation solely for third-party applications."
In other words, this is not an accreditation of the new, full disk encryption in Lion, which means that I still cannot requisition a new MacBook unless I install a third-party FDE product on it.
- Jonathan
On Apr 4, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Doug Kruth wrote: I'm sort of surprised that this went unnoticed but we are officially finished with our effort to re-certify the CDSA crypto boundary in OS X Lion. The testing lab successfully completed the process this past Monday and we now have an official certificate from NIST. You can view the certificate here:
Doug Kruth
Systems Engineering Manager
Apple Enterprise Sales
m: 571.218.0805
o: 703.264.3236
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