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Re:In-kernel WireGuard is on its way to FreeBSD and the pfSe... by kaliszad on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @10:06PM (#26485679)
I mean, Wireguard in these cases is a piece of code _in the kernel_, is meant to be directly in the path of a packet coming from an untrusted network and potentially does cryptography/ security critical stuff. Besides maybe memory management and such things, with what other pieces of code do you care more about quality and security than basically a VPN? People and companies that don't even know what Wireguard or a VPN for that matter is directly or indirectly depend on this and similar code being nearly perfect sometimes with their reputations or even lives. I mean, it is not a game that is taking too long to load or something, which is quite upsetting but I cannot imagine how that would be critical. The security of a kernel or a VPN is a very different story and we should all stop pretending this isn't the case. I hope (and am quite convinced) Jason and others want only the best for the respective kernels and the Wireguard implementation from the standpoint of quality and security.

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