Re:Side channel vuln in Infineon crypto library
by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @04:43PM
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MbedTLS has all the crypto primitives and runs anywhere.
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Re:Side channel vuln in Infineon crypto library
by bsder on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @04:53PM
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And had so many stupid bugs that it looked like it was written by summer interns. Everybody I know who actually worries about actual security ran far, far away from it.
If, however, you just need https for web pages, it's good enough to get started.
Re:Side channel vuln in Infineon crypto library
by lxgr on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @11:34AM
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Including the very, very limited environment of secure elements, and the capability of interfacing with the sometimes very specialized cryptographic accelerators/coprocessors required for adequate performance?
We're talking low double-digit kilobytes of persistent storage, and sometimes single-digit kilobytes of memory here.
Also, including a full TLS library seems like complete overkill if you only need some cryptographic primitives. These things are usually certified in expensive code and hardware audits; you essentially have to justify (in terms of adding complexity, and with it the possibility of vulnerabilities) and on top of that pay for every single line of code.