Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-29 Thread Kyle Hamilton
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 01:54:57PM -0700, Kyle Hamilton wrote: >> OpenSSL uses the operating system to get entropy.  If AMD wants Linux >> to support its on-chip random number generator, it needs to write a >> driver that replaces /dev/random

Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-29 Thread Mark H. Wood
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 01:54:57PM -0700, Kyle Hamilton wrote: > OpenSSL uses the operating system to get entropy. If AMD wants Linux > to support its on-chip random number generator, it needs to write a > driver that replaces /dev/random and /dev/urandom. ...or feeds into them. Sufficient b

Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-29 Thread Alan Buxey
Hi, > Hi, > > Since we are on the subject of hardware enhanced cryptography, does the > HiFn chips used in the Soekris devices, have support in openssl?. yes - for some time now. i happen to have a vpn1401 next to me which I used in a FreeBSD box alan ___

Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-29 Thread Nigel Sollars
Hi, Since we are on the subject of hardware enhanced cryptography, does the HiFn chips used in the Soekris devices, have support in openssl?. Regards Nige Kyle Hamilton wrote: OpenSSL uses the operating system to get entropy. If AMD wants Linux to support its on-chip random number generator

Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-28 Thread Kyle Hamilton
OpenSSL uses the operating system to get entropy. If AMD wants Linux to support its on-chip random number generator, it needs to write a driver that replaces /dev/random and /dev/urandom. In addition, Intel has been playing nice and getting its code in the openssl distribution, as a set of

Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-28 Thread Jelle de Jong
On 09/27/09 22:36, Alan Buxey wrote: The AMD Geode LX800 CPU has an on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations block and a true random number generator, but OpenSSL is not using it. Please see the below link for test reports and openssl outputs http://debian.pastebin.com/faeff2a3 Is there anybody

Re: Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-27 Thread Alan Buxey
Hi, > Hello everybody, > > The AMD Geode LX800 CPU has an on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations > block and a true random number generator, but OpenSSL is not using it. > > Please see the below link for test reports and openssl outputs > http://debian.pastebin.com/faeff2a3 > > Is there anybody

Geode on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations but OpenSSL doesn't use it

2009-09-27 Thread Jelle de Jong
Hello everybody, The AMD Geode LX800 CPU has an on-chip AES 128-bit crypto accelerations block and a true random number generator, but OpenSSL is not using it. Please see the below link for test reports and openssl outputs http://debian.pastebin.com/faeff2a3 Is there anybody that know what is