Scenario: OpenSSL in D language, pros/cons

[Dmitry Olshansky via Digitalmars-d]

05-May-2014 18:59, Etienne пишет:
> On 2014-05-04 4:34 AM, Daniele M. wrote:
>> I have read this excellent article by David A. Wheeler:
>>
>> http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/heartbleed.html
>>
>> And since D language was not there, I mentioned it to him as a possible
>> good candidate due to its static typing and related features.
>>
>> However, now I am asking the community here: would a D implementation
>> (with GC disabled) of OpenSSL have been free from Heartbleed-type
>> vulnerabilities? Specifically
>> http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.html and
>> http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html as David mentions.
>>
>> I find this perspective very interesting, please advise :)
>
> I'm currently working on a TLS library using only D. I've shared the
> ASN.1 parser here: https://github.com/globecsys/asn1.d

Cool, keep us posted.

>
> The ASN.1 format allows me to compile the data structures to D from the
> tls.asn1 in the repo I linked to. It uses the equivalent of D template
> structures extensively with what's called an Information Object Class.
>
> Obviously, when it's done I need a DER serializer/deserializer which I
> intend on editing MsgPackD, and then I can do a handshake (read a ASN.1
> certificate) and encrypt/decrypt AES/RSA using the certificate
> information and this cryptography library:
> https://github.com/apartridge/crypto .
>
> I've never expected any help so I'm not sure what the licensing will be.
> I'm currently working on the generation step for the ASN.1 to D
> compiler, it's very fun to make a compiler in D.

Aye, D seems to be a nice choice for writing compilers.

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Dmitry Olshansky