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Date:      Thu, 17 Oct 2002 16:56:56 +0100
From:      Mark Murray <markm@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: TCFS for FreeBSD? 
Message-ID:  <200210171556.g9HFuv01087629@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: <20021018011108.A59727@misty.eyesbeyond.com> ; from Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>  "Fri, 18 Oct 2002 01:11:08 %2B0930."
References:  <20021018011108.A59727@misty.eyesbeyond.com> 

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> > Also, what did you bring in from KAME? (I would think that the
> > necessary crypto would be available through the OpenSSL libraries.)
> 
> Right, except OpenSSL isn't linked into the kernel :).  The kernel
> crypto parts that -STABLE doesn't have are the blowfish and DES
> block encryption code.  The code itself is originally from OpenSSL
> or SSLeay by the looks of it.

There is a new (kernel) crypto susbsystem that Sam Leffler has committed
to current. He wants to commit it to stable as well, and I think he'll
be allowed to. It is the OpenBSD system, and it supports hardware crypto
accelerators. Its very good.

M
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