8 points | by keepamovin 2 days ago
3 comments
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.
Can we get a human-written reason for why this exists? Since the project itself is quite obviously vibe coded...
Does being able to detect vibe coding make you smarter than the AIs? I think it might. wow you are so smart!
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.
Can we get a human-written reason for why this exists? Since the project itself is quite obviously vibe coded...
Does being able to detect vibe coding make you smarter than the AIs? I think it might. wow you are so smart!