Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] KEYS: Replace assoc_array with rhashtable

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Fri, Nov 06, 2026 at 09:21:32AM +0100, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> reason why siphash has been chosen?
> Would there be a chance to make this configurable?
> I do see slight complications when running in secure environments
> (ie FIPS-certified environments) where most of the hash functions
> might not be available ...

SipHash came originall along with [1].

If we retracted back a step back i.e., use the assigned indices then the
security properties of SipHash would not be relevant.

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hannes
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[1] https://lore.kernel.org/keyrings/20261013231251.56170-1-kylebot@xxxxxxxxxx/

Br, Jarkko