Re: [PATCH] crypto: Add Skein hash algorithm variants

[David Wagner]

Jeff Garzik  wrote:
>This is the first draft of the Skein hash algorithm that was recently
>mentioned, as a prominent submission to NIST's SHA-3 competition.

Adding Skein to the kernel makes no sense, from a cryptographic point of
view, at this point in time.  The appropriate point would be after it
has been analyzed and vetted by crypto experts over a period of time.
I suspect even the designers of Skein would advise you not to use the
algorithm until other cryptographers have had a chance to examine it and
it has been subjected to cryptanalysis over a period of time.  The same
goes for all new submissions to the NIST competition.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/