crypto libraries

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Henk van Cann edited this page Jul 7, 2023 · 1 revision

Definition

Cryptography libraries deal with cryptography algorithms and have API function calls to each of the supported features.

Selection criteria

Criteria to chose one or the other:

Open Source (most of them are)
Compliant with standards
Key operations include key generation algorithms, key exchange agreements and public key cryptography standards.
Supported cryptographic hash functions
Implementations of message authentication code (MAC) algorithms
Implementations of block ciphers
Hardware-assisted support
Code size and code to comment ratio
Composable derivation codes

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