Java Cryptography Extension

Oracle Expands Support for Open Source Community at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced several key contributions to the open source community aimed at accelerating the adoption of cloud native computing and collaboration across the open source ecosystem. At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2023, Oracle announced plans to donate $3 million in Ampere Arm®-based compute credits on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) per year for three years to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Oracle also introduced plans to open source Jipher, a Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) provider for environments with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) requirements. In addition, Oracle invited the community to provide input on the development of an open standard for network and data security across on-premises and distributed cloud environments.  

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  • Oracle launches project to open source Jipher, a Java Cryptography Extension provider for  FIPS-regulated environments
    AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced several key contributions to the open source community aimed at accelerating the adoption of cloud native computing and collaboration across the open source ecosystem.
  • To underscore Oracle's commitment to CNCF and to support its invaluable work across the open source community, Oracle will contribute $3 million in credits on Ampere Arm-based hardware per year for 3 years to support CNCF projects on OCI.
  • To support these efforts, Oracle is announcing plans to open source Jipher through the OpenJDK to support Project Panama -based Java applications for the benefit of the broader open source community.
  • Oracle has been supporting the open source community for more than 20 years by contributing to and maintaining critical projects and technologies.

Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) with FIPS Validated Cryptography for Edge Computing Environments

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At the International Cryptography Module Conference 2022 (ICMC22) in Arlington, Virginia, Allegro Software, a leading supplier of security and connectivity software for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced JavaÔ Cryptography Extension (JCE) support for the Allegro Cryptography Engine (ACE) FIPS validated cryptography module. This addition combines the performance and scalability of ACE with the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) provider framework for utilizing cryptographic algorithms in Java applications. Allegro's FIPS validated cryptography module is ideally suited for resource constrained run-time environments and is pre-integrated with the Allegro EdgeAgent Suite of security and connectivity software toolkits. ACE, along with the complete EdgeAgent Suite of toolkits are delivered as ANSI-C source and can be used to quickly build customized IoT applications and production-ready IoT edge solutions.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At the International Cryptography Module Conference 2022 (ICMC22) in Arlington, Virginia, Allegro Software, a leading supplier of security and connectivity software for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) support for the Allegro Cryptography Engine (ACE) FIPS validated cryptography module.
  • This addition combines the performance and scalability of ACE with the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) provider framework for utilizing cryptographic algorithms in Java applications.
  • Allegro's FIPS validated cryptography module is ideally suited for resource constrained run-time environments and is pre-integrated with the Allegro EdgeAgent Suite of security and connectivity software toolkits.
  • This, in turn, enables IoT manufacturers to proactively build trusted FIPS validated cryptography into their edge computing platforms."