Red Carpet Subscription Vol. 2 2026
The latest update to our signature Red Carpet Subscription is now available! Version 2026 betas are now available for every product in our lineup, all in a single release. Highlights of this update include:
- New Version 2026 Betas
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
- Secure PDF and PDF SDK
- Go and Rust Editions
- SecureBlackbox Updates
- Additional Updates
New Version 2026 Betas Available for Every Product
Version 2026 is the next major version for all shipping products and is now available in beta. This release brings across-the-board enhancements including updated security defaults, increased performance, and a streamlined developer experience. For a more detailed review of changes please see the Version 2026 Update article. The following products are now available in beta.
Post-Quantum Cryptography
This release includes updated support for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) across all toolkits. All TLS-enabled components now support ML-KEM for TLS 1.3. In addition, SSH-enabled components have been updated to support ML-KEM key exchange algorithms.
IPWorks PGP fully supports ML-DSA keys and ML-KEM algorithms. IPWorks Encrypt includes new MLDSA and MLKEM components for direct access to PQC functionality. For more details, please see this article detailing Post-Quantum Cryptography Support.
Secure PDF and PDF SDK
Secure PDF handles PDF signing, verification, encryption, and decryption through a simple API, supporting all modern PAdES and PDF security standards. The latest version adds support for remote signing.
PDF SDK gives you full control over PDF creation and editing: modify text content, manage fillable form fields, and merge or split documents. Create fully compliant ZUGFeRD/Factur-X invoices with embedded, machine-readable XML data, or drop down to individual PDF objects for low-level debugging and fine-grained modifications.
Go and Rust Editions
Go and Rust editions are now available across our entire product line. Developers building in these languages can now access our full range of components using native APIs, eliminating the need for third-party wrappers.
SecureBlackbox Updates
SecureBlackbox 2026 brings full post-quantum support across the board: transport components now support ML-KEM key exchange, including hybrid variants based on NIST and Edwards curves, and ML-DSA signatures are integrated throughout the PKI and AdES stack.
Digital signature support also gains Trusted Lists v6 (the European standard), Delta CRLs for broader PKI coverage and faster chain validation, and the CSC v2 protocol for smoother third-party interoperability.
Transport components add long-awaited OpenSSH certificate support for trust-based client and server authentication, plus HTTP Server-Sent Events (SSE) support for easier integration with real-time architectures.
Additional Updates
Additional updates and enhancements in this release include:
- IPWorks EDI: AS2 updated to align with latest security defaults, including stronger default encryption
- IPWorks BLE: New BLEServer component for direct device connections
- IPWorks Encrypt: New ML-KEM, ML-DSA, AES-CMAC and HMAC components
- IPWorks Auth: New WebAuthn component provides a simple way to implement a WebAuthn Relying Party server
- IPWorks Zip: Zip component now supports batching operations
- IPWorks VoIP: Busy Lamp Field (BLF) support added, and dynamic recording enabled by default to streamline AI voice agent integrations
- IPWorks SSH: SSH server components now support multiple host keys