Paul Rubin <http> wrote: > Here's the message I had in mind: > > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/adfbec9f4d7300cc > > It came from someone who follows Python crypto issues as closely as > anyone, and refers to a consensus on python-dev. I'm not on python-dev > myself but I feel that the author of that message is credible and is > not just "anyone".
And here is the relevant part... "A.M. Kuchling" wrote: > On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:01:08 -0800 Trevor Perrin wrote: > > Are you and Paul still looking at adding ciphers to stdlib? That would > > make me really, really happy :-).... > > No, unfortunately; the python-dev consensus was that encryption raised > export control issues, and the existing rotor module is now on its way to > being removed. I'm sure thats wrong now-a-days. Here are some examples of open source software with strong crypto Linux kernel: http://www.kernel.org/ GNU crypto project: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-crypto/ TryCrypt: http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/ OpenSSL: http://www.openssl.org/ AEScrypt: http://aescrypt.sourceforge.net/ <lots more here!> Note that some of these are being worked on at sourceforge just like python. Surely it must be possible to add a few simple crypto modules to python? That said a) IANAL b) 'apt-get install python-crypto' works for me ;-) -- Nick Craig-Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list