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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-58501

Disable WiredTiger checksums when using ESE AES-GCM

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    • Server Security

      WiredTiger spends a significant amount of CPU time generating and validating per-page checksums. When using encryption with integrity protections, these checksums are not required. We should disable checksums when operating in AES-GCM mode. This is expected to measurably improve the performance of disk I/O.

      This work would depend on the ability for WiredTiger to provide limited checksums for its metadata

            Assignee:
            backlog-server-security [DO NOT USE] Backlog - Security Team
            Reporter:
            spencer.jackson@mongodb.com Spencer Jackson
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