Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
*** Netscape meets gov't security standard
Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429
For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a C2 OS, level 1 otherwise. You can find more info at http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html -- What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |