Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S274869AbTHKWkW (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:40:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S274884AbTHKWkW (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:40:22 -0400 Received: from CPE0030ab0b413b-CM023469906297.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([24.157.3.237]:64880 "EHLO imladris.debian.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S274869AbTHKWkR (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:40:17 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:40:49 -0400 From: Kyle McMartin To: James Morris Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CAST5 Cipher Algorithm for Kernel Cryptographic API. Message-ID: <20030811224048.GA30195@imladris.debian.net> References: <200308111456.23587.jeffpc@optonline.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1382 Lines: 44 --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 08:31:31AM +1000, James Morris wrote: > It's already been made into a patch, I just need to get it tested on a=20 > non-x86 box. >=20 The CAST5 cipher from the kerneli cryptoapi has been tested against basically every architecture we could get our hands on, using the test vectors supplied in the RFC. If you'd like, I can submit a patch. On the other hand, there really is no point adding CAST5, as much stronger, much faster algorithms are already in place. Lastly, if somebody really wants to put CAST in the kernel, I'd suggest going with CAST6, the AES candidate specified in RFC-2612. Regards, --=20 Kyle McMartin 0x191FCD8A - 331A 9468 C04D 3A76 5C56 BA68 7EB7 92DF 191F CD8A [DSA] --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQE/OBtwfreS3xkfzYoRAnqfAJ99YhLXx6+JQQyu58M61xufbG/ykQCeL9RS llRuV+b+lZOqKWsvh8wmB80= =cwTq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/