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Re: [PATCH v4] fscrypt: Add support for AES-128-CBC

From Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v4] fscrypt: Add support for AES-128-CBC
Date 2017-06-01 16:30 +0200
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On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 05:57:22PM +0200, David Gstir wrote:
> > The 'keysize > sizeof(salt)' check is now pointless and should be removed, since
> > we decided not to key the ESSIV cipher with 'keysize' bytes, but rather with
> > sizeof(salt) bytes.  So this function is compatible with any 'keysize', not just
> > keysize <= sizeof(salt).
> 
> You're right. Just let me know if I should send a new version of this patch with these minor issues fixed.

Please do, thanks!

					- Ted

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Re: [PATCH v4] fscrypt: Add support for AES-128-CBC David Gstir <david@sigma-star.at> - 2017-05-31 18:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v4] fscrypt: Add support for AES-128-CBC Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> - 2017-06-01 16:30 +0200

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