Lightship Security has been named as Ottawa’s second Fastest Growing Company for 2019. Every year the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) recognizes 10 regional companies for their substantial, sustainable, and profitable growth. Fueled by an industry first automated approach to product …
Preparing for FIPS Validation Part 2 – Boundaries and Libraries
In part 2 of our multi-part Lightship Security video tutorial series geared toward vendors who are new to FIPS 140-2, we discuss the concept of cryptographic boundaries, cryptographic libraries and the design aspects required for FIPS 140-2 compliance. The previously …
NDcPP – Are You A Good Network Citizen?
Vendors undertaking a Common Criteria project for the first time are often surprised by the scope and focus of the testing for a Network Devices collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) CC evaluation. Lightship’s Technical Director, Greg McLearn often refers to the …
Preparing for FIPS Validation – Common Pitfalls
In this multi-part Lightship Security video tutorial series geared toward vendors who are new to FIPS 140-2, we discuss the “origins” of a cryptographic module and the design requirements for FIPS 140-2 compliance. The tutorial also touches on self-tests and …
Execution and Ambition – Year in Review
December marks the 3-year anniversary of the founding of Lightship. As such, we’ve been taking stock to consider our progress, challenges and future plans. First the good news. In 2018, Lightship was able to successfully execute on the following: Became …
Government of Canada Funding for Greenlight Conformance Test Automation
As part of our continued commitment to develop innovative certification automation solutions, Lightship Security is pleased to announce that it has received additional development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). The NRC …
Demystifying The OpenSSL FIPS Test Suite
In this short video tutorial, we examine the freely available FIPS 140-2 test suite which is part of the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module development package.
6 Tips to Help Avoid Surprises In Your Next Common Criteria Evaluation
Undertaking a Common Criteria (CC) evaluation should not be an opaque process from a timing, process or cost perspective. In this post, the testing experts at Lightship provide 6 practical tips to ensure that you are getting the best value …
Tutorial – Generating Test Vector Responses for CAVP Testing
In this short tutorial, we demonstrate how to generate the AES response files used in CAVP algorithm testing. The OpenSSL FIPS Object Module 2.0.16 is used for this demonstration.
Certification Head Start
Imagine having more than 60% of your Common Criteria evaluation completed in less than a week. With Lightship’s Certification Head Start offering, we can make it happen.