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From: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>
To: Slawomir Mrozowicz <slawomirx.mrozowicz@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] examples/ipsec-secgw: Calling risky function
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 09:15:28 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48bb7dd9-a8cb-167a-ce7c-868427be578b@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1465289886-14479-1-git-send-email-slawomirx.mrozowicz@intel.com>

On 07/06/2016 09:58, Slawomir Mrozowicz wrote:
> lrand48 should not be used for security related applications,
> as linear congruential algorithms are too easy to break.
> Used a compliant random number generator /dev/urandom.
>
> Fixes: d299106e8e31 ("examples/ipsec-secgw: add IPsec sample application")
> Coverity ID 124558
>
> Signed-off-by: Slawomir Mrozowicz <slawomirx.mrozowicz@intel.com>
> ---

I understand that lrand48 is not crypto secure, but this fix will kill 
performance.

I already have a solution for this issue to be included in the next 
IPSec patch set
that will also add support for GCM/CTR modes.

Sergio

  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-06-07  8:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-06-07  8:58 Slawomir Mrozowicz
2016-06-07  8:11 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-07  8:15 ` Sergio Gonzalez Monroy [this message]
2016-06-07 13:16   ` Mrozowicz, SlawomirX

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