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Several benefits are expected from migrating to PSA Crypto: Several benefits are expected from migrating to PSA Crypto:
G1. Take advantage of the PSA Crypto driver interface. G1. Use PSA Crypto drivers when available.
G2. Allow isolation of long-term secrets (for example, private keys). G2. Allow isolation of long-term secrets (for example, private keys).
G3. Allow isolation of short-term secrets (for example, TLS sesssion keys). G3. Allow isolation of short-term secrets (for example, TLS sesssion keys).
G4. Have a clean, unified API for Crypto (retire the legacy API). G4. Have a clean, unified API for Crypto (retire the legacy API).
G5. Code size: compile out our implementation when a driver is available.
Currently, some parts of (G1) and (G2) are implemented when Currently, some parts of (G1) and (G2) are implemented when
`MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO` is enabled. For (G2) to take effect, the application `MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO` is enabled. For (G2) to take effect, the application
needs to be changed to use new APIs. needs to be changed to use new APIs.
Generally speaking, the numbering above doesn't mean that each goal requires Generally speaking, the numbering above doesn't mean that each goal requires
the preceding ones to be completed - for example it would be possible to the preceding ones to be completed, for example G2-G5 could be done in any
start or even complete (G4) before (G3) is even started. However, (G2) and (G3) order; however they all either depend on G1 or are just much more convenient
require operations to be done via the PSA Crypto API, which is mostly what (G1) if G1 is done before (note that this is not a dependency on G1 being complete,
is about. Also, we can't retire the legacy API (G4) until we no longer rely on it's more like each bit of G2-G5 is helped by some speficic bit in G1).
it, which again is mostly (G1).
So, a solid intermediate goal would be to complete (G1) when So, a solid intermediate goal would be to complete (G1) when
`MBEDTLS_USA_PSA_CRYPTO` is enabled - that is, all crypto operations in X.509 `MBEDTLS_USA_PSA_CRYPTO` is enabled - that is, all crypto operations in X.509