Comment 1 for bug 247593

Dustin Kirkland <email address hidden> writes:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: opencryptoki
>
> Please consider trousers for inclusion into Ubuntu main.
> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionOpencryptoki
>
> libopencryptoki-dev is a build dependency for ecryptfs-utils, which is under consideration for main:
> * Bug #247400
> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionReportEcryptfsUtils
>
> We could, perhaps, remove libopencryptoki-dev as a build dependency for ecryptfs-utils (Patch with Bug #247389). I requested that Debian do this upstream, but they disagreed. See:
> * http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490233
>
> libopencryptoki-dev contains support for IBM cryptographic accelerator
> hardware, particularly found in IBM servers.
>
> If we include support for libopencryptoki, ecryptfs could leverage IBM
> cryptographic accelerator cards.
>
> :-Dustin
>
> ** Affects: opencryptoki (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New

It should be noted that libopencryptoki is also useful for using the TPM
chip found in many models of computers (including most if not all Dell
and Lenovo desktops and laptops, and many others). Having ecryptfs
support using strong hardware-based security out of the box on consumer
hardware is a good thing.

- dds