From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
To: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>
Cc: linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
bpf <bpf@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 29/33] bpf: crypto: Use AES-CBC and AES-ECB libraries
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 23:16:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260707231652.GA2264445@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d1cdfc23-b336-49a9-8833-29f05b5b9fec@linux.dev>
On Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 11:50:33PM +0100, Vadim Fedorenko wrote:
> > Does this mean the AES-ECB support is unnecessary and can be dropped?
>
> Let's keep it if it doesn't hurt.
It kind of does. It is "bad" crypto that would have to continue to be
maintained, and someone might start using it accidentally.
- Eric
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-07 23:16 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <20260707053503.209874-1-ebiggers@kernel.org>
[not found] ` <20260707053503.209874-30-ebiggers@kernel.org>
2026-07-07 15:01 ` [PATCH 29/33] bpf: crypto: Use AES-CBC and AES-ECB libraries Vadim Fedorenko
2026-07-07 18:20 ` Eric Biggers
2026-07-07 22:50 ` Vadim Fedorenko
2026-07-07 23:16 ` Eric Biggers [this message]
2026-07-08 11:47 ` Vadim Fedorenko
2026-07-09 15:47 ` Eric Biggers
2026-07-09 16:46 ` Vadim Fedorenko
[not found] ` <20260707053503.209874-31-ebiggers@kernel.org>
2026-07-07 15:02 ` [PATCH 30/33] bpf: crypto: Add AES-GCM support Vadim Fedorenko
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