linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] crypto: caam

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Date:   Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:45:16 +0000
From:   Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@....com>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>,
        Iuliana Prodan <iuliana.prodan@....com>
CC:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] crypto: caam - add ecb mode support

On 2/9/2019 11:52 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
> Do you have an actual use case for adding more DES, 3DES, and ARC4
> implementations, or are you simply adding them because the hardware happens to
> supports it?  These old ciphers are insecure, so IMO more implementations should
> only be added if there is a real use case where they're absolutely needed.
> 
One legit use case is PIN encryption in Point of Sale solution.

Horia