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Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster by 103-225%

39 pointsby drrlvnover 3 years ago

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drrlvnover 3 years ago
&gt; 1 files changed, 55 insertions, 249 deletions<p>I nominate this commit as one of the best ever - improves security and performance while removing code.<p>More terrific work from the creator of WireGuard.
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dragontamerover 3 years ago
The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by BLAKE2 (one of the SHA3 finalists)<p>A modern crypto-function will perform better on modern computers, because modern crypto-functions were designed with modern computers in mind.
mrlonglongover 3 years ago
5.18? Is it not 5.17 then?
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