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Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster by 103-225%

by drrlvn on 2/8/22, 8:07 PM with 6 comments

• by drrlvn on 2/8/22, 8:28 PM

  > 1 files changed, 55 insertions, 249 deletions

  I nominate this commit as one of the best ever - improves security and performance while removing code.

  More terrific work from the creator of WireGuard.

• by dragontamer on 2/8/22, 9:04 PM

  The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by BLAKE2 (one of the SHA3 finalists)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.

• by mrlonglong on 2/8/22, 8:35 PM

  5.18? Is it not 5.17 then?