[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 216201] [GTK]: RFE: remove using libgcrypt

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Philippe Normand <philn at igalia.com> changed:

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--- Comment #12 from Philippe Normand <philn at igalia.com> ---
(In reply to Michael Catanzaro from comment #7)
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> Anyway, at first I was concerned about this because we need Zan's libgcrypt
> backend for WebCrypto, but then I discovered that Sony has already developed
> an alternative OpenSSL backend for WebCrypto that we could use instead. I
> was planning to propose switching WebKitGTK 2.32 to use the OpenSSL backend
> by default if OpenSSL 3 is detected, while falling back to libgcrypt for
> older versions of OpenSSL.
> 
> (We're planning to ship OpenSSL 3 in Fedora 34. This OpenSSL license change
> is a really big deal. Previously, we could not safely link WebKit directly
> to OpenSSL, but now with this license change, I wouldn't be surprised if
> OpenSSL begins slowly replacing other crypto libraries over the next decade.)

FWIW, the FDO SDK now ships OpenSSL 3, since the 22.08 release. I dunno what is the status in distros, but would this proposal of depending on OpenSSL 3 now be actually doable?

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