Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:39:10 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: adding crypto support to GENERIC Message-ID: <200311191139.10420.sam@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <20031119175105.GA16518@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <200311190947.15416.sam@errno.com> <20031119175105.GA16518@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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On Wednesday 19 November 2003 09:51 am, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:47:15AM -0800, Sam Leffler wrote: > > I'd like to add the in-kernel crypto support to the GENERIC kernel > > together with the hifn and ubsec drivers (not sure about the SafeNet > > driver as those cards are not often encountered). Doing this would > > enable out-of-the-box h/w accelerated openssl on machines with h/w crypto > > devices. This change would not affect the kernel on the floppy. This > > would be for the 5.2 release. > > > > Comments? > > What are the implications for individuals > who live in countries that restrict access > to crypto? FWIW openbsd has shipped like this for a while and netbsd just switched over (but haven't shipped a system yet). I think it's time for us to do this too as h/w crypto support is becoming more common. Sam
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