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Crypto API (Linux)
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<p>Crypto API is a <a href="/facts/Cryptography/e94PEVau">cryptography</a> <a href="/facts/Framework_(software)/EWasA8sG">framework</a> in the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a>, for various parts of the kernel that deal with cryptography, such as <a href="/facts/IPsec/01MwcET1">IPsec</a> and <a href="/facts/Dm-crypt/DpsfvyrW">dm-crypt</a>. It was introduced in kernel version 2.5.45 and has since expanded to include essentially all popular <a href="/facts/Block_cipher/MJywAyfQ">block ciphers</a> and <a href="/facts/Hash_function/rk6MlCt3">hash functions</a>. </p>