Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster by 103-225% (twitter.com) 39 points by drrlvn 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] drrlvn 4y ago ↗ > 1 files changed, 55 insertions, 249 deletionsI nominate this commit as one of the best ever - improves security and performance while removing code.More terrific work from the creator of WireGuard. [–] NoahKAndrews 4y ago ↗ In fairness, a significant chunk of the deleted lines are just comments. [–] postpawl 4y ago ↗ Jason Donenfeld (the creator of wireguard) has a patreon by the way: https://www.patreon.com/zx2c4
[–] postpawl 4y ago ↗ Jason Donenfeld (the creator of wireguard) has a patreon by the way: https://www.patreon.com/zx2c4
[–] mrlonglong 4y ago ↗ 5.18? Is it not 5.17 then? [–] 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago ↗ 5.17 merge window is closed.
[–] dragontamer 4y ago ↗ The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by BLAKE2 (one of the SHA3 finalists)A modern crypto-function will perform better on modern computers, because modern crypto-functions were designed with modern computers in mind.
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[ 5.0 ms ] story [ 32.9 ms ] threadI nominate this commit as one of the best ever - improves security and performance while removing code.
More terrific work from the creator of WireGuard.
A modern crypto-function will perform better on modern computers, because modern crypto-functions were designed with modern computers in mind.