SecureD - A simple cryptography library for D

[Adam Wilson via Digitalmars-d-announce]

rikki cattermole wrote:
> 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.
>

I'll take a look at it. Botan should be easier to work with than OpenSSL.

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Adam Wilson
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