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Re:Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster ... by drrlvn on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @03:28PM (#30264157)
> 1 files changed, 55 insertions, 249 deletions

I nominate this commit as one of the best ever - improves security and performance while removing code.

More terrific work from the creator of WireGuard.

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Re:Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster ... by NoahKAndrews on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @05:02PM (#30265436)
In fairness, a significant chunk of the deleted lines are just comments.
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Re:Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster ... by postpawl on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @09:32PM (#30267967)
Jason Donenfeld (the creator of wireguard) has a patreon by the way: https://www.patreon.com/zx2c4
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Re:Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster ... by dragontamer on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @04:04PM (#30264678)
The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by BLAKE2 (one of the SHA3 finalists)

A modern crypto-function will perform better on modern computers, because modern crypto-functions were designed with modern computers in mind.

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Re:Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster ... by mrlonglong on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @03:35PM (#30264257)
5.18? Is it not 5.17 then?
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Re:Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster ... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @03:42PM (#30264371)
5.17 merge window is closed.
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