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FreeSec - NetBSD libcrypt replacement
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David Burren <davidb@werj.com.au>
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Release 1.0, March 1994
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Document ref: $Id: README,v 1.1 1994/09/07 08:55:24 g89r4222 Exp $
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Description
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===========
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This library is a drop-in replacement for the libcrypt used in U.S. copies
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of NetBSD, duplicating that library's functionality. A suite of verification
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and benchmark tools is provided.
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FreeSec 1.0 is an original implementation of the DES algorithm and the
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crypt(3) interfaces used in Unix-style operating systems. It was produced
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in Australia and as such is not covered by U.S. export restrictions (at
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least for copies that remain outside the U.S.).
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History
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=======
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An earlier version of the FreeSec library was built using the UFC-crypt
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package that is distributed as part of the GNU library. UFC-crypt did not
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support the des_cipher() or des_setkey() functions, nor the new-style
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crypt with long keys. These were implemented in FreeSec 0.2, but at least
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one bug remained, where encryption would only succeed if either the salt
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or the plaintext was zero. Because of its heritage FreeSec 0.2 was covered
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by the GNU Library Licence.
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FreeSec 1.0 is an original implementation by myself, and has been tested
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against the verification suite I'd been using with FreeSec 0.2 (this is not
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encumbered by any licence). FreeSec 1.0 is covered by a Berkeley-style
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licence, which better fits into the *BSD hierarchy than the earlier GNU
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licence.
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Why should you use FreeSec?
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===========================
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FreeSec is intended as a replacement for the U.S.-only NetBSD libcrypt,
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to act as a baseline for encryption functionality.
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Some other packages (such as Eric Young's libdes package) are faster and
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more complete than FreeSec, but typically have different licencing
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arrangements. While some applications will justify the use of these
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packages, the idea here is that everyone should have access to *at least*
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the functionality of FreeSec.
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Performance of FreeSec 1.0
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==========================
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I compare below the performance of three libcrypt implementations. As can be
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seen, it's between the U.S. library and UFC-crypt. While the performance of
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FreeSec 1.0 is good enough to keep me happy for now, I hope to improve it in
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future versions. I was interested to note that while UFC-crypt is faster on
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a 386, hardware characteristics can have markedly different effects on each
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implementation.
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386DX40, 128k cache | U.S. BSD | FreeSec 1.0 | FreeSec 0.2
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CFLAGS=-O2 | | |
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========================+===============+===============+==================
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crypt (alternate keys) | 317 | 341 | 395
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crypt/sec | | |
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------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------------
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crypt (constant key) | 317 | 368 | 436
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crypt/sec | | |
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------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------------
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des_cipher( , , , 1) | 6037 | 7459 | 3343
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blocks/sec | | |
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------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------------
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des_cipher( , , , 25) | 8871 | 9627 | 15926
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blocks/sec | | |
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Notes: The results tabled here are the average over 10 runs.
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The entry/exit code for FreeSec 0.2's des_cipher() is particularly
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inefficient, thus the anomalous result for single encryptions.
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As an experiment using a machine with a larger register set and an
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obscenely fast CPU, I obtained the following results:
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60 MHz R4400 | FreeSec 1.0 | FreeSec 0.2
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========================+=================================
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crypt (alternate keys) | 2545 | 2702
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crypt/sec | |
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------------------------+---------------------------------
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crypt (constant key) | 2852 | 2981
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crypt/sec | |
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------------------------+---------------------------------
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des_cipher( , , , 1) | 56443 | 21409
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blocks/sec | |
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------------------------+---------------------------------
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des_cipher( , , , 25) | 82531 | 18276
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blocks/sec | |
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Obviously your mileage will vary with your hardware and your compiler...
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