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author | drochner <drochner@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-01-29 16:23:31 +0000 |
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committer | drochner <drochner@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-01-29 16:23:31 +0000 |
commit | e0b42f726464dc71ced289fc2658d2429feb009e (patch) | |
tree | 34934c9b9d9610cbb2a9f00eb3d0340c0a71c7a0 /security/py-cryptkit/DESCR | |
parent | a0ad18e39cc4a8012e090683aa102ae3ea1c4d58 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-e0b42f726464dc71ced289fc2658d2429feb009e.tar.gz |
initial import of py-cryptkit-0.9, a python Cryptographic Toolkit,
submitted by Shell Hung per PR pkg/15131
Diffstat (limited to 'security/py-cryptkit/DESCR')
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diff --git a/security/py-cryptkit/DESCR b/security/py-cryptkit/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a8430381cc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/py-cryptkit/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +CryptKit is a developer's toolkit implementing several of the most +modern and efficient cryptographic algorithms. The kit is primarily +written in ANSI C for speed and subsequently wrapped with SWIG for +ease of use in python. + +CryptKit is small and fast, mainly because it implements excellent +algorithms: Rijndael (AES), SHA 256 bits, Elliptic Curve PKI, +Diffie-Hellman key exchange and Nyberg-Ruppel signature/verification. +These modules are combined to provide a faster, lighter and easier +to use secure socket alternative to SSL. CryptKit is not compatible +with SSL. Whereas SSL aims to support a wide variety of algorithms +that essentially perform the same task ( like DES/RC4/RC2 or MD5/SHA +), CryptKit takes the minimalist approach of implementing only one +version of each crypto primitve. Great care went into selecting the +best of what was available. |