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|Full description=Nettle is a cryptographic library designed to fit any context: in crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages, in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in kernel space. Users need to keep track of available algorithms and their properties and variants. The algorithm selection process is dictated by the protocol you want to implement. Also, requirements of applications differ, so an API that fits one application well may be useless for another (which is why so many different cryptographic libraries exist). Nettle avoids this problem by doing one thing, the low-level crypto stuff, and providing a simple but general interface to it. In particular, it doesn't do algorithm selection, memory allocation, or any I/O. However, users can build application- and context-specific interfaces on top of Nettle and share code, testcases, benchmarks, documentation, etc. | |Full description=Nettle is a cryptographic library designed to fit any context: in crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages, in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in kernel space. Users need to keep track of available algorithms and their properties and variants. The algorithm selection process is dictated by the protocol you want to implement. Also, requirements of applications differ, so an API that fits one application well may be useless for another (which is why so many different cryptographic libraries exist). Nettle avoids this problem by doing one thing, the low-level crypto stuff, and providing a simple but general interface to it. In particular, it doesn't do algorithm selection, memory allocation, or any I/O. However, users can build application- and context-specific interfaces on top of Nettle and share code, testcases, benchmarks, documentation, etc. | ||
| + | |Homepage URL=http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/ | ||
| + | |Is GNU=Yes | ||
|User level=intermediate | |User level=intermediate | ||
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| − | | | + | |Documentation note=User manual included and available in HTML format from http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/nettle.html |
| − | |Version identifier=2. | + | |Related projects=BeeCrypt,lsh |
| − | |Version date= | + | |Keywords=security,cryptography,library,cryptography library,crypto |
| + | |Version identifier=2.1 | ||
| + | |Version date=2010/07/31 | ||
|Version status=stable | |Version status=stable | ||
| − | |Version download=http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/archive/nettle-2. | + | |Version download=http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/archive/nettle-2.1.tar.gz |
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{{Project license | {{Project license | ||
|License=GPLv2orlater | |License=GPLv2orlater | ||
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins | |License verified by=Kelly Hopkins | ||
| − | |License verified date= | + | |License verified date=2010-08-02 |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Person | ||
| + | |Real name=Niels Moeller | ||
| + | |Role=Maintainer | ||
| + | |Email=nisse@lysator.liu.se | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource audience=Support | ||
| + | |Resource kind=E-mail | ||
| + | |Resource URL=mailto:nettle-bugs@lists.lysator.liu.se | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Software category | ||
| + | |Interface=library | ||
| + | |Security=encryption | ||
| + | |Use=library, security | ||
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Revision as of 17:30, 6 December 2011
Nettle
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/
Nettle is a cryptographic library designed to fit any context: in crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages, in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in kernel space. Users need to keep track of available algorithms and their properties and variants. The algorithm selection process is dictated by the protocol you want to implement. Also, requirements of applications differ, so an API that fits one application well may be useless for another (which is why so many different cryptographic libraries exist). Nettle avoids this problem by doing one thing, the low-level crypto stuff, and providing a simple but general interface to it. In particular, it doesn't do algorithm selection, memory allocation, or any I/O. However, users can build application- and context-specific interfaces on top of Nettle and share code, testcases, benchmarks, documentation, etc.
Documentation
User manual included and available in HTML format from http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/nettle.html
Related Projects
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 2 August 2010 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Niels Moeller | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Support | mailto:nettle-bugs@lists.lysator.liu.se |
Software prerequisites
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