Security Friday for Oracle Solaris 11 Express 2010.11

Dan Anderson, performance guru extraordinaire, has written up some great articles on enhancements he made to the Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework for Oracle Solaris 11 Express 2010.11:

• Intel AES-NI Optimization on Solaris, provides background on the AES algorithm and describes how he was able to leverage Intel's AES instruction set built into the chip in order to boost performance.
• Carryless Multiplication Optimization for AES GCM Mode in Solaris, an excellent overview of what exactly GCM mode is and how this feature in the Intel chipset can be leveraged for better AES performance in the kernel.

Both are great reads and a good window into the innovation we are still doing on the Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework team. Thanks, Dan!