linux-kernel - Re: RSA support into kernel?

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Message-ID: <468DEC1B.6010301@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:45:39 +0530
From:	jimmy bahuleyan <knight.camelot@...il.com>
To:	Gautam Singaraju <gautam.singaraju@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RSA support into kernel?

Gautam Singaraju wrote:
> Is there any attempt being made to provide software based RSA
> cryptographic support in kernel? I see that Linux supports
> Hardware based cryptographic devices (VIA Padlock ACE). How is the
> performance of such hardware? How well are these devices supported?
> -GS

i fail to see why the kernel should provide software RSA support? The
hardware support that you're talking about are device drivers for chips,
not a cryptographic interface.

-jb
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