linux crypto api 源码,Crypto API overview

Framework purpose

The purpose of this article is to introduce the Crypto API framework:

general information

main component/stakeholders

how to use the Crypto API

use cases

The Crypto API framework mainly includes all popular hash and block ciphers (encryption) functions.

A hash is a string or number generated from a text string. The length of the resulting string or number is fixed and widely varies with small variations of the input. The best hashing algorithms are designed so that it is impossible to turn a hash back into its original string. Hashing is particularly useful to compare a value with a stored value. However it cannot store its plain representation for security reasons. This makes hashing an ideal solution to store passwords.

Encryption turns data into a series of unreadable characters which length is not fixed. The encrypted strings can reversed back into their original decrypted form if the right key is not provided. Encrypting a confidential file is a good way to prevent anyone from accessing its content.

Drivers for CRYP (block cipher), HASH (hash) and CRC (cyclic redundancy check) are integrated within the Crypto API kernel service.