SecureD - A simple cryptography library for D

[rikki cattermole via Digitalmars-d-announce]

On 14/11/2016 9:31 AM, Adam Wilson wrote:
> Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> On 2016-11-12 21:50, Adam Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> I choose OpenSSL because it's a well respected, highly trusted, and it
>>> is available everywhere. I despise the license and the API. Sadly, those
>>> are not primary concerns when dealing with Cryptograpy libraries.
>>
>> Well, Apple abandoned it years ago because it was difficult to upgrade
>> without breaking applications that are using it. There are also very few
>> core developers working on it, as I understand it.
>>
>> Other companies/organizations have abandoned it as well in favor of
>> other implementations like libressl due to various reasons.
>>
>> Perhaps, if possible, a common API on top of whatever is the "native"
>> cryptographic library on each supported platform.
>>
>
> What if we did something with DUB build configurations. You can build
> the default OpenSSL configuration or build a Botan configuration based
> on the Botan D port depending on your needs. They would use the same
> cryptographic primitives and produces the same results, just using
> different libraries.
>
> Would that work?

Yup, simple set of versions should do it.