Newsmail wrote: > I would like to ask, what is the real difference between the crypto api > package of hvr (the new testing releases for new kernels), and the loop-AES > package of jari. Today I see that we can use other ciphers with loop-AES > just like with cryptoapi. then where is the real difference? we can compile > loop-AES to the kernel just like cryptoapi. I dont really understand why > there are 2 releases evoluting together. could someone explain me please? > greg Because cryptoapi works with very limited set of kernels, and with none of the ultra stable kernels. Loop-AES works with all maintained stable kernels, including distro vendor kernels. Meaning that if you use cryptoapi, HVR chooses your kernel for you. If you use loop-AES, crypto adapts to _your_ choice of kernel. That is a big difference. Another disadvantage that cryptoapi loop has, is the cryptoapi bloat that makes it slower than loop-AES. Loop-AES does not use cryptoapi, and that is a feature. Regards, Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi> - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
