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From: "Maciej Soltysiak" <solt@dns.toxicfilms.tv>
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Subject: How to use cipher algorithms in the kernel?
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:31:34 +0100
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Hi,

are the cipher algorithms in the kernel to be used by any userspace
aplication?
eg. I were to write a program that would need to cipher a message, would
it be a good way to try to use something like CONFIG_CRYPTO_CAST5 ?

If so, is there an api explained somewhere?

Regards,
Maciej