Re: IPsec AH use of ahash

From: Tom St Denis
Date: Fri Jan 18 2013 - 14:35:22 EST


Any "maintainers" going to reply to this at all?

Tom

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steffen Klassert" <steffen.klassert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Tom St Denis" <tstdenis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 January, 2013 1:21:04 AM
> Subject: Re: IPsec AH use of ahash
>
> Please Cc netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on all networking related topics.
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:51:48AM -0500, Tom St Denis wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The AH4/6 code uses ahash to perform the MAC calculation but this
> > precludes the availability of GMAC to the user. Are there any
> > plans to port the AH code over to the aead API so that it can use
> > potentially any algo available to the user?
> >
>
> There was no need for this by now, but you are welcome
> to send patches.
>
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