Re: debian-security: Is RSA/DES part of any linux library

[Siggi Langauf <langausd@fachschaft.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>]

Hi Brendan,

On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Brendan J Simon wrote:

> Are there any linux libraries that have RSA and DES algorithms ?
> Perhaps the crypt module of glibc ??

You might give libcrypto from the openssl package a try. It contains
virtually any commonly used cryptographic algorithm.

> Where would I find information on how to use such routines with linux ?
> Any other pointers would be appreciated.

The documentation on www.openssl.org might be a good start.

> Please reply to me as well as the list, thanks,

Hope I could help,

	Siggi