Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 08:11:46 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org>, arch@FreeBSD.org, phk@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: (2nd iteration) New /dev/(random|null|zero) - review, please Message-ID: <200006070611.IAA24440@gratis.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <20000606170336.D3351@spirit.jaded.net> ; from Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org> "Tue, 06 Jun 2000 17:03:36 -0400." References: <20000606170336.D3351@spirit.jaded.net>
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> | Yarrow -when finished- is not noticably slower than our current > | implementation of /dev/[u]random. Yarrow does one block encryption > | for every output block and a generator gate every 10 blocks. This > | would allow for at least 40 mbit/s output on a 200 Mhz PPro when > | using Rijndael/256/256. > > It was my understanding that we weren't using Rijndael/256 yet. Is this > going to change? The original plan was for SHA1/DES3; I am listening to counter-arguments. I may use Rijndael; I may use Blowfish. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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