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- o Code simplification and refactoring:
- - Unconditionally use OpenSSL's AES implementation instead of our
- old built-in one. OpenSSL's AES has been better for a while, and
- relatively few servers should still be on any version of OpenSSL
- that doesn't have good optimized assembly AES.
-
+ o Major features (AES performance):
- - Use OpenSSL's EVP interface for AES encryption, so that all
- AES operations can use hardware acceleration (if present).
- Resolves issue #4442.
- - But only use the EVP interface when AES acceleration is enabled,
- to avoid a performance regression. Resolves issue #4525.
+ - When using OpenSSL 1.0.0 or later, use OpenSSL's counter mode
+ implementation; it makes AES_CTR about 7% faster than our old one
+ (which was about 10% faster than the one OpenSSL used to provide).
+ Resolves issue #4526.
++
++ o Major bugfixes (AES performance):
++ - Only use the EVP interface when AES acceleration is enabled,
++ to avoid a 5-7% performance regression. Resolves issue #4525,
++ bugfix on 0.2.3.8-alpha.