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author | Robert Elliott <elliott@hpe.com> | 2022-08-20 20:41:51 +0200 |
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committer | Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> | 2022-08-26 12:50:43 +0200 |
commit | a9a98d49da52c5bf63cd8bbc1f33b52edec2e9c9 (patch) | |
tree | 76e3c4d5095eb47434166160d973f63385535593 /crypto | |
parent | crypto: Kconfig - simplify cipher entries (diff) | |
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crypto: Kconfig - simplify compression/RNG entries
Shorten menu titles and make them consistent:
- acronym
- name
- architecture features in parenthesis
- no suffixes like "<something> algorithm", "support", or
"hardware acceleration", or "optimized"
Simplify help text descriptions, update references, and ensure that
https references are still valid.
Signed-off-by: Robert Elliott <elliott@hpe.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Diffstat (limited to 'crypto')
-rw-r--r-- | crypto/Kconfig | 82 |
1 files changed, 50 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig index 89a6cb5ee63f..40423a14f86f 100644 --- a/crypto/Kconfig +++ b/crypto/Kconfig @@ -1178,81 +1178,92 @@ endmenu menu "Compression" config CRYPTO_DEFLATE - tristate "Deflate compression algorithm" + tristate "Deflate" select CRYPTO_ALGAPI select CRYPTO_ACOMP2 select ZLIB_INFLATE select ZLIB_DEFLATE help - This is the Deflate algorithm (RFC1951), specified for use in - IPSec with the IPCOMP protocol (RFC3173, RFC2394). + Deflate compression algorithm (RFC1951) - You will most probably want this if using IPSec. + Used by IPSec with the IPCOMP protocol (RFC3173, RFC2394) config CRYPTO_LZO - tristate "LZO compression algorithm" + tristate "LZO" select CRYPTO_ALGAPI select CRYPTO_ACOMP2 select LZO_COMPRESS select LZO_DECOMPRESS help - This is the LZO algorithm. + LZO compression algorithm + + See https://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ for further information. config CRYPTO_842 - tristate "842 compression algorithm" + tristate "842" select CRYPTO_ALGAPI select CRYPTO_ACOMP2 select 842_COMPRESS select 842_DECOMPRESS help - This is the 842 algorithm. + 842 compression algorithm by IBM + + See https://github.com/plauth/lib842 for further information. config CRYPTO_LZ4 - tristate "LZ4 compression algorithm" + tristate "LZ4" select CRYPTO_ALGAPI select CRYPTO_ACOMP2 select LZ4_COMPRESS select LZ4_DECOMPRESS help - This is the LZ4 algorithm. + LZ4 compression algorithm + + See https://github.com/lz4/lz4 for further information. config CRYPTO_LZ4HC - tristate "LZ4HC compression algorithm" + tristate "LZ4HC" select CRYPTO_ALGAPI select CRYPTO_ACOMP2 select LZ4HC_COMPRESS select LZ4_DECOMPRESS help - This is the LZ4 high compression mode algorithm. + LZ4 high compression mode algorithm + + See https://github.com/lz4/lz4 for further information. config CRYPTO_ZSTD - tristate "Zstd compression algorithm" + tristate "Zstd" select CRYPTO_ALGAPI select CRYPTO_ACOMP2 select ZSTD_COMPRESS select ZSTD_DECOMPRESS help - This is the zstd algorithm. + zstd compression algorithm + + See https://github.com/facebook/zstd for further information. endmenu menu "Random number generation" config CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG - tristate "Pseudo Random Number Generation for Cryptographic modules" + tristate "ANSI PRNG (Pseudo Random Number Generator)" select CRYPTO_AES select CRYPTO_RNG help - This option enables the generic pseudo random number generator - for cryptographic modules. Uses the Algorithm specified in - ANSI X9.31 A.2.4. Note that this option must be enabled if - CRYPTO_FIPS is selected + Pseudo RNG (random number generator) (ANSI X9.31 Appendix A.2.4) + + This uses the AES cipher algorithm. + + Note that this option must be enabled if CRYPTO_FIPS is selected menuconfig CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU - tristate "NIST SP800-90A DRBG" + tristate "NIST SP800-90A DRBG (Deterministic Random Bit Generator)" help - NIST SP800-90A compliant DRBG. In the following submenu, one or - more of the DRBG types must be selected. + DRBG (Deterministic Random Bit Generator) (NIST SP800-90A) + + In the following submenu, one or more of the DRBG types must be selected. if CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU @@ -1263,17 +1274,21 @@ config CRYPTO_DRBG_HMAC select CRYPTO_SHA512 config CRYPTO_DRBG_HASH - bool "Enable Hash DRBG" + bool "Hash_DRBG" select CRYPTO_SHA256 help - Enable the Hash DRBG variant as defined in NIST SP800-90A. + Hash_DRBG variant as defined in NIST SP800-90A. + + This uses the SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512 hash algorithms. config CRYPTO_DRBG_CTR - bool "Enable CTR DRBG" + bool "CTR_DRBG" select CRYPTO_AES select CRYPTO_CTR help - Enable the CTR DRBG variant as defined in NIST SP800-90A. + CTR_DRBG variant as defined in NIST SP800-90A. + + This uses the AES cipher algorithm with the counter block mode. config CRYPTO_DRBG tristate @@ -1284,14 +1299,17 @@ config CRYPTO_DRBG endif # if CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU config CRYPTO_JITTERENTROPY - tristate "Jitterentropy Non-Deterministic Random Number Generator" + tristate "CPU Jitter Non-Deterministic RNG (Random Number Generator)" select CRYPTO_RNG help - The Jitterentropy RNG is a noise that is intended - to provide seed to another RNG. The RNG does not - perform any cryptographic whitening of the generated - random numbers. This Jitterentropy RNG registers with - the kernel crypto API and can be used by any caller. + CPU Jitter RNG (Random Number Generator) from the Jitterentropy library + + A non-physical non-deterministic ("true") RNG (e.g., an entropy source + compliant with NIST SP800-90B) intended to provide a seed to a + deterministic RNG (e.g. per NIST SP800-90C). + This RNG does not perform any cryptographic whitening of the generated + + See https://www.chronox.de/jent.html config CRYPTO_KDF800108_CTR tristate |