Subject: Re: /dev/crypto allows userspace requests for non-accelerated (software) crypto: disable for 2.0?
To: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@dsg.stanford.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/29/2004 10:15:40
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On Apr 28, 2004, at 5:55 PM, Jonathan Stone wrote:

> I just checked, and I was surprised to find /dev/crypto still permits
> non-accelerated (i.e., software) sesssions, in both 2.0 and -current.
> I beleive the right thing to do is to disable them by default,
> for both 2.0 and -current. (note that applies to /dev/crypto; in-kernel
> opencrypto(9) requests, e.g., for FAST_IPSEC, will still be allowed).
> I will also add a sysctl knob to -current, to change that default.

I ageee, /dev/crypto should not allow software sessions by default, 
only hardware accelerated sessions.

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>


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