Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266465AbUFVEOK (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:14:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266582AbUFVEOK (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:14:10 -0400 Received: from bay16-f15.bay16.hotmail.com ([65.54.186.65]:53007 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266465AbUFVEOA (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:14:00 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [220.224.26.121] X-Originating-Email: [kartik_me@hotmail.com] From: "kartikey bhatt" To: latten@austin.ibm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RSA Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:43:59 +0530 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Jun 2004 04:14:00.0077 (UTC) FILETIME=[5833F3D0:01C4580F] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2222 Lines: 70 hey i am gonna look at the code right now. will keep in touch. "Tom has indicated a few ways to go about this which I will send you." waiting for details. Joy Latten wrote >Great!! > >Our current goal is to just add RSA encryption and decryption >to the kernel. We are interested in porting the bignum/mpi and >rsa implementations from libtomcrypt, http://www.libtomcrypt.org. >When I say we, I am referring to myself and my coworker, Serge Hallyn. >You have probably seen a few notes between Serge and Tom, libtomcrypt's >author, on lkml about RSA. > >Tom has indicated that the mpi will perhaps need some work in >lower stack usage (mp_extpmod uses a bit), lower heap usage >where possible, and remove any non-supported opcodes (e.g. integer >division). > >Tom has indicated a few ways to go about this which I will send you. > >Let me know when you get to take a look at the code. >If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!! > >Joy > > > > >I would like to work on coding of algorithms and > >especially developing mpi_t for kernel. > > > >Kartikey > > > > > >>From: Joy Latten > >>To: kartik_me@hotmail.com > >>CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, serue@us.ibm.com > >>Subject: Re: RSA > >>Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 21:56:10 -0500 > >> > >>Great!! Thanks! What are you interested in doing? > >> > >>Joy > >>------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >>i would like to contribute. > >> > >>On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Joy Latten wrote: > >> > >>Is anyone working on implementing RSA encryption/decryption into the > >>kernel's cryptoapi? If not, I was considering starting such a project. > >> > >>James wrote: > >> > >>Not that I know of. Would you be looking at this in terms of a generic > >>asymmetric crypto API? > >> _________________________________________________________________ Pay Cash on delivery on lakhs of products. http://go.msnserver.com/IN/50757.asp Only on Baazee.com - 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/