crypto: ansi_cprng - Remove unused ansi_cprng algorithm

Remove ansi_cprng, since it's obsolete and unused, as confirmed at
https://lore.kernel.org/r/aQxpnckYMgAAOLpZ@gondor.apana.org.au/

This was originally added in 2008, apparently as a FIPS approved random
number generator.  Whether this has ever belonged upstream is
questionable.  Either way, ansi_cprng is no longer usable for this
purpose, since it's been superseded by the more modern algorithms in
crypto/drbg.c, and FIPS itself no longer allows it.  (NIST SP 800-131A
Rev 1 (2015) says that RNGs based on ANSI X9.31 will be disallowed after
2015.  NIST SP 800-131A Rev 2 (2019) confirms they are now disallowed.)

Therefore, there is no reason to keep it around.

Suggested-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Cc: Haotian Zhang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
This commit is contained in:
Eric Biggers
2025-11-22 10:04:50 +08:00
committed by Herbert Xu
parent 79492d5adf
commit c7dcb041ce
93 changed files with 9 additions and 789 deletions
+3 -4
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@@ -302,10 +302,9 @@ follows:
Depending on the RNG type, the RNG must be seeded. The seed is provided
using the setsockopt interface to set the key. For example, the
ansi_cprng requires a seed. The DRBGs do not require a seed, but may be
seeded. The seed is also known as a *Personalization String* in NIST SP 800-90A
standard.
using the setsockopt interface to set the key. The SP800-90A DRBGs do
not require a seed, but may be seeded. The seed is also known as a
*Personalization String* in NIST SP 800-90A standard.
Using the read()/recvmsg() system calls, random numbers can be obtained.
The kernel generates at most 128 bytes in one call. If user space
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@@ -6605,7 +6605,6 @@ CRYPTOGRAPHIC RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR
M: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
L: linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained
F: crypto/ansi_cprng.c
F: crypto/rng.c
CS3308 MEDIA DRIVER
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@@ -233,4 +233,3 @@ CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_TIMEOUT=60
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_GCM=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA256=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -75,5 +75,4 @@ CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set
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@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA256=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA512=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEFLATE=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZO=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_MARVELL_CESA=y
CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
# CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE is not set
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@@ -119,4 +119,3 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -92,4 +92,3 @@ CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m
CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
# CONFIG_FTRACE is not set
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_DES=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_CBC=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_CTR=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_XCBC=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER=y
CONFIG_DMA_CMA=y
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@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
CONFIG_NLS_ASCII=y
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set
CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y
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@@ -78,4 +78,3 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_MMP_UART3=y
CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -121,4 +121,3 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECB=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCBC=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEFLATE=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZO=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
CONFIG_FONTS=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
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@@ -145,4 +145,3 @@ CONFIG_LATENCYTOP=y
# CONFIG_FTRACE is not set
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -48,4 +48,3 @@ CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
# CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is not set
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -106,5 +106,4 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK_SLEEP=y
# CONFIG_FTRACE is not set
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set
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@@ -59,4 +59,3 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_MMP_UART2=y
CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
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@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_KHAZAD=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_SERPENT=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_TEA=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_TWOFISH=m
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
CONFIG_CRYPTO_HMAC=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD4=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC=m
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@@ -1783,7 +1783,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_CHACHA20=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_BENCHMARK=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECHAINIV=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_RNG=m
CONFIG_CRYPTO_GHASH_ARM64_CE=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA3_ARM64=m
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@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ CONFIG_INET=y
# CONFIG_INET_DIAG is not set
# CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD5=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set
CONFIG_FRAME_WARN=0
CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
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@@ -86,5 +86,4 @@ CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS=y
# CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE is not set
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECHAINIV is not set
CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG=y
# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set

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