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>>> IMHO we should replace it with a by-name selection

>> That is what CryptoAPI does

> CryptoAPI did _not_ replace it but add another level of indirection

Right. That is backwards compatibility for you.
algorithm 0: no encryption
algorithm 1: XOR
algorithm 2: DES
...
algorithm 16: AES
...
algorithm 18: CryptoAPI - select by name

Changing this, while at the same time remaining backwards compatible,
would only uglify the kernel, for no reason whatsoever.
And I am not breaking user space, if I can avoid it.

Andries
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