From: Li Yewang <lyw@cn.fujitsu.com>
To: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][XFRM] Use the simple name when adding SAD with ip xfrm state
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:25:22 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B556C72.40403@cn.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100119022033.GA18155@gondor.apana.org.au>
Herbert Xu wrote:
> Li Yewang <lyw@cn.fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> The encryption name such as "rfc3686(ctr(aes))" is too complex.
>> I think simple name is better for user when using "ip xfrm state ..." command.
>>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Li Yewang <lyw@cn.fujitsu.com>
>
> Nack. If we want to support simple names such as these, they
> should be done in the crypto layer. Otherwise every crypto user
> that wants this would have to reinvent it.
But user sets SAD for ipsec with "ip xfrm state ..." must use the name such as "rfc3686(ctr(aes))".
Is that reasonable? Maybe user can not remember this complex name.
There are some simple names for other encryptions,
such as "cbc(blowfish)", you can use "ip xfrm state ... enc blowfish ...".
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-19 8:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-18 8:42 [PATCH][XFRM] Use the simple name when adding SAD with ip xfrm state Li Yewang
2010-01-18 8:48 ` Li Yewang
2010-01-19 2:20 ` Herbert Xu
2010-01-19 8:25 ` Li Yewang [this message]
2010-01-19 8:30 ` David Miller
2010-01-21 5:22 ` Li Yewang
2010-01-21 9:10 ` Herbert Xu
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