linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] crypto: aead,cipher

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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:30:23 +0800
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To: Hailey Mothershead <hailmo@...zon.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 10:19:15PM +0000, Hailey Mothershead wrote:
> I.G 9.7.B for FIPS 140-3 specifies that variables temporarily holding
> cryptographic information should be zeroized once they are no longer
> needed. Accomplish this by using kfree_sensitive for buffers that
> previously held the private key.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hailey Mothershead <hailmo@...zon.com>
> ---
>  crypto/aead.c   | 3 +--
>  crypto/cipher.c | 3 +--
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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