Bryan <bra...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 18:13, Predrag Punosevac <punoseva...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Ports, > > > > For the past couple days Colin Percival has worked very hard to fix > > crypt so that it can compile on OpenBSD. I am attaching the new version > > of crypt-1.1.3 which he didn't yet post on his web site. It is vanilla > > package, it is not the port of OpenBSD. Crypt-1.1.3 now compiles > > without any patches on OpenBSD. Just untar ./configure, make, > > make install. I am playing with it on my 4.4 amd64 machine as we > > speak. So far it works for me. It would be good idea that people > > running current try to compile and play with it. I personally will > > install a snapshot in next couple of days and try to make a port. > > > > Cheers, > > Predrag > > > > As nice as a new package sounds, openssl will encrypt files too... > even found a script that will automate the process... > > http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Encrypt-files-quickly-with-OpenSSL-87586 The difference between userland programs for cryptography as openssl, ccrypt, and now scrypt is in underlining crypt-o algorithms. Cryptography is from the point of view of pure mathematics little bit of the voodoo science so I would prefer to leave to experts to evaluate the value of the Colin's work.
Best, Predrag
