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Date:      Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:20:13 +0100
From:      Ben Laurie <ben@links.org>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net>,  "freebsd-security@freebsd.org security" <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>,  "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>,  "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Crypto overhaul
Message-ID:  <CAG5KPzxGtAwV-svCv24FbZtLvxKCwX7OSyb2pPaTc63EUmFFGA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <13959.1509132270@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <dc08792a-3215-611c-eb9f-4936a0d621f9@metricspace.net> <CAG5KPzws=jmF2wLeEAz8Lzn7Ugude=0w5neoQjeDjYnGtJpS9Q@mail.gmail.com> <13959.1509132270@critter.freebsd.dk>

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On 27 October 2017 at 20:24, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> --------
> In message <CAG5KPzws=jmF2wLeEAz8Lzn7Ugude=0w5neoQjeDjYnGtJpS9Q@mail.gmail.com>
> , Ben Laurie writes:
>
>>OpenSSL includes (and is used for) lots of crypto that is not used in
>>SSL - since BearSSL targets SSL/TLS only, it can't, presumably, be
>>used to replace all uses of OpenSSL.
>
> Which implicitly raises the question if we really need all the
> boatloads of crap OpenSSL drags in, or if we would be in a better
> position with something simpler and saner ?

Indeed it does. Perhaps worth noting that since it was staffed,
OpenSSL has removed a fair amount of crap, BTW.

Anyway, to answer that question will presumably require someone to
either try it, or figure out what is actually needed, crypto-wise.

>
> --
> Poul-Henning Kamp       | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20
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