Intel Key Locker Support For The Linux Kernel Being Prepared

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Phoronix: Intel Key Locker Support For The Linux Kernel Being Prepared

For the past several months we've seen Intel Key Locker support being worked on for Linux as a new feature coming to future processors for better securing AES keys. That initial Key Locker support was initially focused on the open-source compilers with the new instructions while now the Linux kernel patches have been published in preliminary form...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Key-Locker-Linux-Kernel

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Wonder if there's any likelihood of ChaCha20 accelerators making their way into products. Apparently Rambus has such an accelerator for purchase (because ChaCha20-Poly1305 is becoming popular in IoT).