Mr. Ruusu: Starting from the presumtption that your code is less buggy as well as faster, would you now consider doing a kernel implementation of it since the Linux kernel is now going to support encryption? Why do this you may ask? The reason I see for it is that if you wish to do encrypted boot/root, or have raid volumes mounted on boot-up be encrypted the kernel version will do this much more easily than using loop devices and provide a smoother form of implementation. I also believe the advantages of your code (if inclusive) to the kernel would be allowing Linux to leverage your code for other places where it needs to apply encryptive technology (network traffic encryption?). How do you see this issue in view of your code? The other question I have is, if RedHat was desirous of embedding your loop-AES package within their distribution how would you feel about that? Very Respectfully, Stuart Blake Tener, IT3 (E-4), USNR-R, N3GWG Beverly Hills, California Ship Augmentation Unit (SAU) NR FFG-38 1941 stuart@xxxxxxxxxxx west coast: (310)-358-0202 P.O. Box 16043, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-2043 east coast: (215)-338-6005 P.O. Box 45859, Philadelphia, PA 19149-5859 Telecopier: (419)-715-6073 fax to email gateway via www.efax.com (it's free!) JOIN THE US NAVY RESERVE, SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, AND BENEFIT FROM IT ALL. Monday, April 14, 2003 4:03 PM -----Original Message----- From: root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jari Ruusu Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:41 AM To: stuart@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RH 9.0 and Loop-aes "Tener, Stuart B., IT3 , USNR-R" wrote: > I am curious, I recently downloaded and installed the new RH 9.0 > Linux and noticed that the 2.4.20-8 kernel supplied with RH 9 has a > crypto library in it. > > Has any effort been made to interface this with Loop-aes or the > kernel patch? That Red Hat kernel includes cryptoapi + HVR's loop patch. Loop-AES' replacement loop is twice as fast and significantly less buggy than the one in 2.4.20-8 Red Hat kernel. Answer to your quiestion: Interfacing to slower and more buggier code just does not make sense. Regards, Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@xxxxxxxxxx> - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
