linux-kernel - Re: Security computation within Linux kernel

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Message-ID: <461D88F1.8090407@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:18:41 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Carlo Florendo <subscribermail@...il.com>
CC:	JanuGerman <doublemalam@...oo.co.uk>,
	linuxkernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Security computation within Linux kernel

Carlo Florendo wrote:
> 
> IIRC, The kernel does some encryption functions, involving TCP, NFS, and 
> IPsec since all these are part of the kernel itself.
> 

Yes, but key management is done in userspace.

	-hpa
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