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Bug 175 - app-crypt/libmcrypt-2.4.19.ebuild
Summary: app-crypt/libmcrypt-2.4.19.ebuild
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Library (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal
Assignee: Geert Bevin
URL: http://mcrypt.hellug.gr/#_libmcrypt
Whiteboard:
Keywords: EBUILD
Depends on:
Blocks: 176
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Reported: 2002-01-15 08:25 UTC by Christian Rubbert
Modified: 2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Attachments
libmcrypt-2.4.19.ebuild (libmcrypt-2.4.19.ebuild,1.05 KB, text/plain)
2002-01-15 08:26 UTC, Christian Rubbert
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Description Christian Rubbert 2002-01-15 08:25:45 UTC
From the website:

libmcrypt is the library which implements all the algorithms and modes found in
mcrypt. It is currently under development but it seems to work pretty good.
Unlike most encryption libraries libmcrypt does not have everything (random
number generators, hashes, hmac implementation, key exchange, public key
encryption etc.).
Libmcrypt only implements an interface to access block and stream encryption
algorithms. It's purpose was to assist in the development of mcrypt by providing
a uniform interface to access several different encryption algorithms, so that
the main program is independent of the encryption algorithms and the modes used.

Libmcrypt supports the algorithms:
BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, DES, TripleDES, 3-WAY, SAFER-sk64, SAFER-sk128, SAFER+,
LOKI97, GOST, RC2, RC6, MARS, IDEA, RIJNDAEL-128 (AES), RIJNDAEL-192,
RIJNDAEL-256, SERPENT, CAST-128 (known as CAST5), CAST-256, ARCFOUR and WAKE.
Block algorithms can be used in: CBC, ECB, CFB and OFB (8 bit and n bit, where n
is the size of the algorithm's block length).

This is pretty useful in PHP when trying to protect data.

--ceed
Comment 1 Christian Rubbert 2002-01-15 08:26:12 UTC
Created attachment 60 [details]
libmcrypt-2.4.19.ebuild
Comment 2 Mikael Hallendal (hallski) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-01-15 08:45:11 UTC
if this is a library dev-libs would probably be a better category.
Comment 3 Geert Bevin 2002-01-16 04:14:08 UTC
cleaned up and committed