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commit54a8d7c14f321d7a8faeab64873ac45c588da3eb[log] [tgz]
authorAdam Langley <alangley@gmail.com>Fri Jan 15 11:16:41 2016 -0800
committerAdam Langley <alangley@gmail.com>Wed Jan 27 22:05:01 2016 +0000
tree98e584bd155f0270b780dc8830c86efe211e8cf1
parent91b2501f02e9cfa1643f90b5dfd3ae397b75922b [diff]
Use Barrett reduction in CBC processing rather than tricks.

Division isn't constant-time on Intel chips so the code was adding a
large multiple of md_size to try and force the operation to always take
the maximum amount of time.

I'm less convinced, these days, that compilers aren't going to get smart
enough to optimise that away so use Barrett reduction instead.

Change-Id: Ib8c514192682a2fcb4b1fb7e7c6dd1301d9888d0
Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/6906
Reviewed-by: David Benjamin <davidben@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Adam Langley <alangley@gmail.com>
1 file changed
tree: 98e584bd155f0270b780dc8830c86efe211e8cf1
  1. crypto/
  2. decrepit/
  3. fuzz/
  4. include/
  5. ssl/
  6. tool/
  7. util/
  8. .clang-format
  9. .gitignore
  10. BUILDING.md
  11. CMakeLists.txt
  12. codereview.settings
  13. FUZZING.md
  14. LICENSE
  15. PORTING.md
  16. README.md
  17. STYLE.md
README.md

BoringSSL

BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.

Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.

Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.

BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.

Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.

There are other files in this directory which might be helpful:

  • PORTING.md: how to port OpenSSL-using code to BoringSSL.
  • BUILDING.md: how to build BoringSSL
  • STYLE.md: rules and guidelines for coding style.
  • include/openssl: public headers with API documentation in comments. Also available online.
  • FUZZING.md: information about fuzzing BoringSSL.