[RFR:15] Release Note: Disable native SunEC implementation by default
Anthony Scarpino
anthony.scarpino at oracle.com
Thu Mar 26 03:17:15 UTC 2020
On 3/25/20 5:42 PM, Jamil Nimeh wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
> * "Commonly used and time-constantly implemented curves, secp256r1,
> secp384r1, secp521r1, x25519, and x448, remain supported by SunEC" -
> time-constantly implemented sounds a bit awkward to my ear.
> o May I suggest an alternative: "The secp256r1, secp384r1,
> secp521r1, x25519, and x448 curve implementations are
> time-constant and remain supported by SunEC." (I'm sure the
> wording could be better still).
Yeah, I've been fighting that too. I changed it up by just saying
commonly used as that's more relevant.
> * Why are there asterisks around -Djdk.sunec.disableNative=false?
> Were you trying to do some kind of markdown notation there?
I was trying to get italics. I thought it worked before but I'm probably
forgotten the proper syntax.
>
> Otherwise it looks good to me.
>
> --Jamil
>
> On 3/25/2020 4:44 PM, Anthony Scarpino wrote:
>> Please review the proposed release note for JDK-8237219, the change to
>> disable the native curves in SunEC.
>>
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8241386
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Tony
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