Re: Can anyone explain the AEAD implementation

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Hi.

On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 11:01:16AM +0000, Dean Jenkins (djenkins@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> I observe that the ESP module uses an AEAD crypto API. AEAD means 
> Authentication Encryption with Associated Data. It seems Encryption and HMAC 
> are combined into a single API. Am I correct ?
> 
> Please can anyone explain how individual Encryption algorithms and Hashing 
> algorithms are selected for the AEAD API ? For example, I want to use a 
> particular AES and SHA-1 implementations in a hardware accelerator.

You can find precise examples in crypto/tcrypt.c test module.

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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