Wireless security specialist Certicom Corp. announced the latest version of its cross-platform cryptographic toolkit, Security Builder Crypto, which now includes FIPS-validated algorithms and support for more than 30 platforms including Linux.

Certicom says Security Builder Crypto 4.0 is optimized for resource-constrained devices and is designed for developers who need to incorporate encryption, public keys, and other security mechanisms over disparate platforms without compromising performance. The latest version also adds FIPS-validated algorithms, considered a benchmark for security by government departments, as well as SHA-2, and uncompressed point Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) public-keys.

According to Certicom, Security Builder Crypto software is the first toolkit to include standards-based ECC implementations that provide smaller key sizes with a higher strength-per-bit than any other public key today. As Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) becomes more widely adopted, efficient public key sizes become an increasingly important consideration. As well, this version includes additional optimizations for MD5, RC4, and RSA.

 
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