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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 2a774ace6d7..dccb44dbd27 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Samba now requires GnuTLS 3.4.7 to be installed (including development headers at build time) for all configurations, not just the Samba AD DC. +Using GnuTLS for SMB3 encryption you will notice huge performance and copy +speed improvements. Tests with the CIFS Kernel client from Linux Kernel 5.3 +show a 3x speed improvement for writing and a 2.5x speed improvement for reads! + NOTE WELL: The use of GnuTLS means that Samba will honour the system-wide 'FIPS mode' (a reference to the US FIPS-140 cryptographic standard) and so will not operate in many still common situations if |