Re: [cryptoapi/sysfs] display cipher details in sysfs

[James Morris]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2004, Michal Ludvig wrote:

> I'd prefer to have the algorithms grouped by "type" ("cipher", "digest",
> "compress")? Then the apps could easily see only the algos that thay are
> interested in...

This could be done with symlinks.  Have a master algorithim directory, and 
symlinks to different views (e.g. 'ciphers').

> Few notes:
> - - some algorithms allow only discrete set of keysizes (e.g. AES can do
> 128b, 192b and 256b). Can we instead of min/max have a file 'keysize' with
> either:
> 	minsize-maxsize
> or
> 	size1,size2,size3
> ?
> 
> - - ditto for blocksize?

I don't think it's worth complicating the kernel code just to see that AES 
does in fact have the three key sizes required by the specification.


- James
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James Morris
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