How do I enable the aesni_intel module in RHEL 8?
Issue
When comparing a RHEL-7 build vs a RHEL-8 build, the aesni_intel
module is not found in the /proc/crypto directory as it is in RHEL-7
[root@mymachine ~]# uname -a
Linux mymachine 3.10.0-1160.el7_9.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jan 17 07:06:06 EST 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@mymachine ~]# cat /proc/crypto | grep module | grep -v kernel | sort | uniq
module : aesni_intel < - - -
module : crc32c_intel
module : crc32_pclmul
module : crct10dif_generic
module : crct10dif_pclmul
module : cryptd
module : ghash_clmulni_intel
[root@mymachine ~]# uname -a
Linux mymachine 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jan 17 07:06:12 EST 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@mymachine ~]# cat /proc/crypto | grep module | grep -v kernel | sort | uniq
module : ansi_cprng
module : ccm
module : cmac
module : crc32c_intel
module : crc32_pclmul
module : crct10dif_pclmul
module : des3_ede_x86_64
module : des_generic
module : dh_generic
module : ecdh_generic
module : ghash_clmulni_intel
module : sha3_generic
[root@mymachine ~]#
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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