Hi all...
Just a couple questions about the crypto routines present in kernel:
- Are they just for in-kernel use, some like encrypted filesystems, or can
it be used from userspace ?
- It it is usable from userland, has it any advantage over doing it in
userspace ? IE, for example, can ssh be faster it used the kernel crypto ?
- If so, how ? Special library ? syscalls ?
If this is on a faq everywhere, a pointer is just enough, thanks.
TIA
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, J.A. Magallon wrote:
> Hi all...
>
> Just a couple questions about the crypto routines present in kernel:
>
> - Are they just for in-kernel use, some like encrypted filesystems, or can
> it be used from userspace ?
It's just for the kernel at the moment.
> - It it is usable from userland, has it any advantage over doing it in
> userspace ? IE, for example, can ssh be faster it used the kernel crypto ?
No real point until there is hardware support, then userspace can take
advantage of it.
> - If so, how ? Special library ? syscalls ?
Probably a filesystem.
- James
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