Authentication requires crypto, as does signing. These are module dependencies so they are loaded when the cifs module is loaded. They are not loaded on demand. Or did I misunderstand? regards ronnie sahlberg On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:28 AM L Walsh <cifs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Looking in my loaded modules, 'cifs' is loading > libdes, fscache and libarc4. > > My main question is why does a cifs filesystem that is > mounted from the network need libdes and libarc > if it is not using any encrypted connections on the wire? > (FWIW wire a a dedicated line between a Win WS, and a > linux file server, but encryption has never been needed. > > So what is causing these modules to be loaded in now? > >
