On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 08:57:47AM -0800, Peter Cesarz wrote:
> If I understand what I've read so far, "crypto" is a
> library that will provide cyrptographic
> algorithms...but the text seems to imply this is
> specifically for use with internet standards.
>
> Does the functionality of the crypto library fit
> appropriately for those who have no need for
> client/server security concerns and only the
> encryption and decryption of specific files?
The "crypto" part of the OpenSSL library implements several well known
cryptographic algorithms. These algorithms are also suitable for file
encryption. Check out the "openssl enc" command line tool for an
example.
Best regards,
Lutz
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