Re: [boost] Crypto/hashes library?

Subject: Re: [boost] Crypto/hashes library?
From: Richard Hodges (hodges.r_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-07 09:50:45

I think it would be reasonable to say that most people (tm) use either the
openssl or CryptoCpp libraries.

If you're using boost::asio with ssl then you may as well use openssl since
it's a dependency.

However, a uniform boost::crypto library would I think be a fantastic
addition to boost. It could be a uniform wrapper around whatever is normal
for the target (or configured at ./configure time).

It might even be the beginning of the road towards a std::crypto, which I
think is sorely needed.

On 7 September 2017 at 05:05, James E. King, III via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> The boost uuid module contains an implementation of the sha1 hash algorithm
> for purposes of generating a uuid from arbitrary input.  I've opened an
> issue on github to make the hash algorithm configurable:
>
> https://github.com/boostorg/uuid/issues/26
>
> I was hoping to find a concept and implementation of a few hashes somewhere
> in boost that could be used instead, however I haven't found any.  Back in
> 2010 someone posted a link to a "boost::hashes" repository but I was unable
> to see what the outcome of the discussion was other than that it was not
> included.  A collection of hashing algorithms that are well tested would be
> quite useful in a number of ways; and I like the hash size template style
> used in the repo from 2010:
>
> https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/hash/
>
> Indeed there's mention of a discussion about the proper placement of sha1
> inside boost::uuid in there:
>
> https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/hash/libs/hash/
> doc/html/rationale.html
>
> So I was curious where that effort ended up, and if there was a resolution
> on whether an independent library for hashing was ultimately something that
> folks wanted to pursue or avoid.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
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