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Linux 2.6 CryptoAPI
Why is it
- Main initial design goal was IPSec support
- Due to political problems there was no kernel IPSec
- Alexey Kuznetsov and Dave Miller got fed up
- James Morris of NetFilter submitted a FrameWork
- Code from KAME (USAGI) and ANK’s NetLink
- Consideration of the Kerneli CryptoAPI
- Led to a broader modular design
- Work on NAPI & Network API led to generalization
- Concept of “All data is a Page”
- Kernel Level allowed for Flexibility & Security
- Dovetails nicely with the Linux Security Modules