SecureD - A simple cryptography library for D

[Adam Wilson via Digitalmars-d-announce]

Adam Wilson wrote:
> 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.
>

This is going to have to wait. The Botan port currently does not build 
with 2.072.0 due to the removal of std.stream. I've filed a bug here: 
https://github.com/etcimon/botan/issues/24

-- 
Adam Wilson
IRC: LightBender
//quiet.dlang.dev