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Subject: Re: Crypto overhaul
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In message <df46aaa5-13a9-2fc6-bcd2-d57d792800eb@metricspace.net>, Eric Mc=
Corkl
e writes:
>On 10/28/2017 09:15, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> --------
>> In message <20171028123132.GF96685@kduck.kaduk.org>, Benjamin Kaduk wri=
tes:
>> =

>>> I would say that the 1.1.x series is less bad, especially on the last =
count,
>>> but don't know how much you've looked at the differences in the new br=
anch.
>> =

>> While "less bad" is certainly a laudable goal for OpenSSL, I hope
>> FreeBSD has higher ambitions.
>> =

>
>I'm curious about your thoughts on LibreSSL as a possible option.

It retains the horrible APIs, so the potential improvement is finite.

-- =

Poul-Henning Kamp       | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20
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