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| -rwxr-xr-x | configure.pl | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/info.txt | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | readme.txt | 47 |
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diff --git a/configure.pl b/configure.pl index 601f1adcb..a5fac88ae 100755 --- a/configure.pl +++ b/configure.pl @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ my %DOCS = ( 'credits.txt' => $DOC_DIR, # 'deprecated.txt' => $DOC_DIR, + 'info.txt' => $DOC_DIR, 'license.txt' => $DOC_DIR, 'log.txt' => $DOC_DIR, 'thanks.txt' => $DOC_DIR, diff --git a/doc/info.txt b/doc/info.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e9f499d3e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/info.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Botan General-Purpose ReadMe Text + +Botan is a C++ class library for performing a wide variety of cryptographic +operations, including encryption, hashing, authentication, public key +encryption and signatures, and creating and using X.509v3 certificates and +CRLs. PKCS #8 private keys (including PKCS #5 encryption) and PKCS #10 +certificate requests are also included. As well as various modes, padding +schemes, and so forth, Botan supports the following basic cryptographic +algorithms: + +* Public Key Algorithms: Diffie-Hellman, DSA, ElGamal, Nyberg-Rueppel, + Rabin-Williams, RSA + +* Block Ciphers: AES, Blowfish, CAST-128, CAST-256, DES/DESX/TripleDES, GOST, + IDEA, KASUMI, Lion, Luby-Rackoff, MARS, MISTY1, RC2, RC5, RC6, SAFER-SK, + SEED, Serpent, Skipjack, Square, TEA, Twofish, XTEA + +* Stream Ciphers: ARC4, WiderWake4+1, Turing + +* Hash Functions: HAS-160, MD2, MD4, MD5, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, + SHA-160, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, Tiger, Whirlpool + +* MACs: ANSI X9.19 MAC, CMAC, HMAC + +For build instructions, read 'doc/building.pdf'. The license can be found in +'doc/license.txt', and the ChangeLog is in 'doc/log.txt'. + +Check http://botan.randombit.net/ for announcements and news. If you'll be +developing code using Botan, consider joining the mailing lists; links to +subscriptions forms and the archives can be found on the web page. Feel free to +contact me with any questions or comments. + +Regards, + Jack Lloyd ([email protected]) diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt index 6c37c1902..9d8a6adef 100644 --- a/readme.txt +++ b/readme.txt @@ -1,41 +1,10 @@ -Botan: Version 1.5.6, March 1, 2006 +Botan: Version 1.5.7, May 30, 2006 -*** Please note that this is an expermimental / development version of - Botan. Don't be surprised by bugs. No, the documentation hasn't been - updated (yet). Feedback and critical anylsis is highly appreciated, and if - you can suggest something better than what I'm doing now, I may well go - ahead and implement it (it's happened before...). If this sounds scary, use - the latest 1.4 release instead. +Please note that this is an experimental / development version of Botan. +Don't be surprised by bugs. No, the documentation hasn't been updated +(yet). Feedback and critical analysis is highly appreciated. If this +sounds scary, use the latest 1.4 release instead. You can file bugs at +http://www.randombit.net/bugzilla -Botan is a C++ class library for performing a wide variety of cryptographic -operations, including encryption, hashing, authentication, public key -encryption and signatures, and creating and using X.509v3 certificates and -CRLs. PKCS #8 private keys (including PKCS #5 encryption) and PKCS #10 -certificate requests are also included. As well as various modes, padding -schemes, and so forth, Botan supports the following basic cryptographic -algorithms: - -* Public Key Algorithms: Diffie-Hellman, DSA, ElGamal, Nyberg-Rueppel, - Rabin-Williams, RSA - -* Block Ciphers: AES, Blowfish, CAST-128, CAST-256, DES/DESX/TripleDES, GOST, - IDEA, KASUMI, Lion, Luby-Rackoff, MARS, MISTY1, RC2, RC5, RC6, SAFER-SK, - SEED, Serpent, Skipjack, Square, TEA, Twofish, XTEA - -* Stream Ciphers: ARC4, WiderWake4+1, Turing - -* Hash Functions: HAS-160, MD2, MD4, MD5, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, - SHA-160, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, Tiger, Whirlpool - -* MACs: ANSI X9.19 MAC, CMAC, HMAC - -For build instructions, read 'doc/building.pdf'. The license can be found in -'doc/license.txt', and the ChangeLog is in 'doc/log.txt'. - -Check http://botan.randombit.net/ for announcements and news. If you'll be -developing code using Botan, consider joining the mailing lists; links to -subscriptions forms and the archives can be found on the web page. Feel free to -contact me with any questions or comments. - -Regards, - Jack Lloyd ([email protected]) +Jack |