Show HN: FIPSPad – a FIPS 140-3 and NIST SP 800-53 minimal Notepad app in Rust

 (github.com)

8 points | by keepamovin 23 hours ago

2 comments

  • keepamovin 22 hours ago
    This app refuses to run unless it can prove your OS is providing a FIPS-approved cryptographic surface.

    Windows: It queries BCryptGetFipsAlgorithmMode.

    macOS: It strictly allowlists versions with valid Apple crypto certifications.

    The result is if the check fails, it quits. No bundled crypto fallback. No "continue anyway."

    It's a "deliberately boring" experiment to see what happens when you apply strict NIST SP 800-53 controls to a tiny, offline MVP.

    It is written in Rust. The source is available for inspection.

  • wazzaps 6 hours ago
    Can we get a human-written reason for why this exists? Since the project itself is quite obviously vibe coded...
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    • keepamovin 3 hours ago
      Does being able to detect vibe coding make you smarter than the AIs? I think it might. wow you are so smart!