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Hello, |
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I just installed Gentoo on a new Core i7 based machine. After doing a bit |
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of research on the best compile flags to use for this processor, I came |
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across the advice to enable the kernel cryptograhic API. It seems that |
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the kernel can make good use of the SSE 4.2 instruction set on the Core i7 |
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to do the cryptographic work. |
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My system is mainly a desktop workstation that is used for business/home |
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functions such as word processing, database work, image processing, audio |
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processing, custom programming etc. There is no networking involved other |
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than a DHCP link to an ISP. |
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I suppose that in my case the cryptographic API would be useless. Are the |
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kernel crypto routines used by any common software, or are they limited to |
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IPsec and other similar things? Does openssl or pz7ip use the crytpo API? |
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If it is advisable for a desktop workstation to use the crypto API, what |
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specific routines should be enabled? There are a lot of individual routines |
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within the crypto API. |
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Frank Peters |
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