• [$] Offload-friendly network encryption in the kernel

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Tue Jul 9 15:30:05 2024
    [$] Offload-friendly network encryption in the kernel

    Date:
    Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:18:50 +0000

    Description:
    The PSP security protocol (PSP) is a way to transparently encrypt packets by efficiently offloading encryption and decryption to the network
    interface cards (NICs) that Google uses for connections inside its data centers. The
    protocol is similar to IPsec , in that it allows for wrapping arbitrary traffic
    in a layer of encryption. The difference is that PSP is encapsulated in UDP, and
    designed from the beginning to reduce the amount of state that NICs
    have to track in order to send and receive encrypted traffic, allowing for more
    simultaneous connections. Jakub Kicinski wants to add support for the
    protocol to the Linux kernel.

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/980430/


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