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AF_ALG Linux & Open-Source News

New AF_ALG Restrictions With Linux 7.3 Due To The Security & Maintenance Nightmare   Linux Networking   2026-08-24
The Best Linux 7.2 Features: Cache Aware Scheduling, AMD Zen 6, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL   Linux Kernel   2026-08-13
Linux's crypto_rng Abstraction Layer Next On The Chopping Block   Linux Kernel   2026-07-28
Fedora 45 Looks To Begin Phasing Out In-Kernel Crypto Userspace API   Fedora   2026-07-24
Cryptsetup 2.8.7 Released To Deal With Fallout Of Linux's Rushed AF_ALG Deprecation   Linux Storage   2026-07-21
AF_ALG "Nightmare" Being Further Limited In Linux 7.3 With New Sysctl Knob   Linux Networking   2026-07-07
Linux 7.2 Gets Rid Of The Last Optimized MD5 Implementation   Linux Kernel   2026-06-18
AF_ALG Deprecation Approved For Linux 7.2, Useless & Insecure Crypto Driver Code Removed   Linux Kernel   2026-06-18
Linux 7.2 Features Expected: Apple M3, Initial AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, USB4STREAM, Cache Aware Scheduling   Linux Kernel   2026-06-12
Linux 7.2 Proceeding To Deprecate AF_ALG Due To "Massive Attack Surface", Drops Offloading   Linux Networking   2026-06-01
Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns   Linux Security   2026-05-18
Linux 6.5 Last Minute Fixes A Performance Regression - 34% Drop In A Micro-Benchmark   Linux Kernel   2023-08-26