Subject: Re: [boost] [cryptography] is there a library?
From: Jens Weller (JensWeller_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-30 04:45:30
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 30. Oktober 2013 um 04:29 Uhr
> Von: "Michael Marcin" <mike.marcin_at_[hidden]>
> An: boost_at_[hidden]
> Betreff: [boost] [cryptography] is there a library?
>
> I'm writing to an API that requires:
>
> "The language selected must also include a key generator and encrypt and
> decrypt API. The only messages that are not encrypted are error
> messages. The encryption and decryption algorithms are not configurable.
> Make sure the encrypt and decrypt API supports the algorithms in use.
> The current algorithm in use is Password-Based Key Definition (PBKDF2)
> to generate the key from a given password, iteration count and salt
> value. DESede + CBC + PKCS5 v2.0 is then used with the key to encrypt
> and decrypt the message."
>
> Is there such a library hiding in or around boost somewhere?
Not in boost, but POCO has a set of encryption classes, and it shares the license with boost.
kind regards,
Jens Weller