Message116743
libtomcrypt is a _great_ library. That is what hashlib uses for the hash algorithms when OpenSSL is not available.
But the _primary_ reason for using OpenSSL is that it is the defacto open source location for the best architecture specific implementations of any hash and crypto algorithm. OpenSSL outperforms libtomcrypt by a significant factor (easily 2x) in most cases.
The NSS everywhere effort mentioned in the fedora link sounds interesting. I support having the ability to link against that instead of OpenSSL or copies of libtomcrypt but I am generally in favor of absolute performance per byte of all algorithms concerned being available. (ie: don't force hashlib to stop using openssl, just provide an alternative). |
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2010-09-18 00:55:47 | gregory.p.smith | set | recipients:
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2010-09-18 00:55:46 | gregory.p.smith | set | messageid: <1284771346.49.0.906424573776.issue8998@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2010-09-18 00:55:43 | gregory.p.smith | link | issue8998 messages |
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