OpenSSL Receives FIPS 140-2 Validation

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday January 23, 2006 @02:26AM from the it's-11am-do-you-know-where-your-bits-are dept.

Argon writes "Close on heals of NewsForge reporting about Government Agency dragging its heels on OpenSSL validation comes the news that OpenSSL receives FIPS Certification. More details are available at the Open Source Institute site which has been driving the effort to get OpenSSL certified. FIPS 140-2 certification allows software using the certified version of OpenSSL to get into various Government departments previously not possible, thus increasing penetration of Free Software in Government."

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non-Viral == Annoying??? by mosel-saar-ruwer · 2006-01-23 04:19 · Score: 4, Insightful

OpenSSL is one of those cool projects that would be so much cooler if it weren't for the stupid license that makes it a PITA to actually employ in a product. OpenSSL essentially uses the BSD license w/attribution, which makes it difficult to use with GPLd projects, unless you use the version provided by your distro -- which isn't always desireable.
Okay, maybe this is a question of semantics, but since when did a non-viral open source license qualify as "annoying"?