flatcar-scripts/changelog/changes/2025-04-17-systemd-crypt.md
James Le Cuirot 959e0715a9
sys-apps/systemd: Avoid initrd bloat by using OpenSSL instead of gcrypt
systemd-journal's Forward Secure Sealing feature requires gcrypt, but
Flatcar doesn't need it.

Signed-off-by: James Le Cuirot <jlecuirot@microsoft.com>
2025-04-23 13:51:10 +01:00

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  • systemd now uses OpenSSL instead of gcrypt for cryptography to reduce the size of the initrd. This change disables systemd-journal's Forward Secure Sealing feature, but it is generally not useful for Flatcar.