Hi Morgon, GNU Classpath aims to be not only a replacement for the proprietary Java class libraries but eventually wants to be technically better. In regard to your question this means if we can provide more block ciphers out of the box than the JDK does then this is appreciated. Mark? Tom? cya Robert Morgon Kanter wrote: > Hello, > > Somewhat recently, the gnu-crypto project got merged into Classpath. As > I live in a cave underground and only come out once every few months, I > was unaware of this and working on a few new block cipher > implementations for gnu-crypto, using their old CVS sources. > > The old homepage of gnu-crypto said that they were looking for someone > to add in the NESSIE phase 2 algorithms; this hasn't been done yet, > from what I see in both the gnu-crypto and classpath CVS. I'd be happy > to write implementations of these, but the obvious question is: would > these, and other, new block ciphers even be wanted in Classpath? It > looks like all of gnu-crypto was merged in, but the merge announcement > contains the following: > > "[W]e would entertain reviving GNU Crypto if someone wanted to continue > developing it for other purposes (that is, if you have a use for GNU > Crypto outside of Classpath's more narrow goal of completing its JCE > providers)" > > Which implies that further ciphers wouldn't be wanted or needed for > Classpath. So, yes, my question is: would new block ciphers be wanted > in Classpath? > > Thanks. > -- Morgon > > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 252 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://developer.classpath.org/pipermail/classpath/attachments/20060601/ccb6ee6b/signature.pgp
