From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E3DAC433DF for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 20:52:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22C8420679 for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 20:52:37 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="tb1Zx8Nc" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1731004AbgEVUwg (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 May 2020 16:52:36 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:57084 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1731000AbgEVUwf (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 May 2020 16:52:35 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-x530.google.com (mail-ed1-x530.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::530]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6A2B2C061A0E; Fri, 22 May 2020 13:52:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ed1-x530.google.com with SMTP id f13so9657156edr.13; Fri, 22 May 2020 13:52:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=cBclgUTXsLGRG9ZQiUwy614cZmM/CIXANVYpiy+ZpwE=; b=tb1Zx8Nc0uuaWQ4HzD2r6n1Junj+PJDoUnATBXtkgqPAwtHXj9Bv736ikAcR5qkJhe Wtr2jqsWOFPLnJT3UcbnJZ1u4N7PgbOi/VXMpUga8OHASTjpqK/s0WZTyQ3IPcDMVA3F e8VUCOfCZH2zxAVMXFCs3PEKte2eQB/FLk0tKMRaPsdvOcJdXPJ/sA4MpdRdkg6NsLPY C8xA7SsegSBb2V/rm6vm5jPI9IYgiqysObIDZshx0y5LY1nFfNLPy7fzJ75RvWeCZ1Wl 9eGHE1VOq91QwQHwvA2kjhJHdmYJngb0fpNa0fo+TNPp0lfbjPrBvKDq5WF3gIta2POL olKg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=cBclgUTXsLGRG9ZQiUwy614cZmM/CIXANVYpiy+ZpwE=; b=LJlNNvUEnz+YFGLtVVNhBk+1fcmGBpdXtjG5ARW9IEqOz3LflmX4yunZ2akuXo0ydP M4vnJWjHDnV10Z4eXdGKEyJWT8linKxkPAT8V2HXlo3wVRcUYvuHXWzmtNpT/Zbj22a8 A4XeR6UkP/syLPAWP/GUIcynRRnhvlO11fGFhEukOpBfmd+WkRQm+hc0kcOuSyuOQXi7 AstGIUAOGGT5XDFFPym0FFixDS7zNzlsMGeXlDLz3LYM6Q4YLoyfAEzu29hs+mkwDwgp gGTPNlNZPP2gcM/z8sChRtcivsjYsWVeDTygKQOwbifiBrQoFBNUtgh6ytDjWozHAnc4 t87g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533BKm8Z6ubJKVNj+0uc4hsoAEhh5S8ZNbA5OO5pQapY0IaHyWVL w1WCHpqoXwzXJ0VJFBL//Hm8JfnahtgarCvaW7WdyvT8HwI= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy2N17Q/kQKuC+HXfWhtUuJCWoYec2u8tETHEwNUNH93nqVT0U4TxVZL0U/02AqHgKJSr2qqjMsWdTgVvVUkhg= X-Received: by 2002:aa7:d98c:: with SMTP id u12mr4600429eds.85.1590180753797; Fri, 22 May 2020 13:52:33 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Eric Curtin Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 21:52:22 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Looking for an open-source thesis idea To: Kernel development list , linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-crypto-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org Hi Guys, Hope I'm not bothering you. I'm looking for a masters thesis idea, and if possible doing one related to open source software (of course I have the option of tying it in to the Powermax kernel I work on also with Dell). One idea that sprung to mind is, I'm really liking this new QUIC (UDP) protocol as an alternative to TCP over TLS. And with the growth of new modern secure protocols like Wireguard. I was wondering, would it be an idea to do a monolithic secure TCP protocol (as an alternative to TCP over TLS) as a small thesis project or is it as hard as the guys at Google make is sound? "Because TCP is implemented in operating system kernels, and middlebox firmware, making significant changes to TCP is next to impossible." I'm open to any other suggestions also for my thesis :) The middlebox firmware sounds like it could be the issue I guess.