Re: aes encryption

[gary ng <garyng2000@...>]

my binding to xyssl contains that as well as the usual SSL needed stuff. it is self contained and very small.

--- On Thu, 12/31/09, Phoenix Sol <phoenix@burninglabs.com> wrote:

> From: Phoenix Sol <phoenix@burninglabs.com>
> Subject: aes encryption
> To: "Lua list" <Lua@bazar2.conectiva.com.br>
> Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 8:20 AM
> Greetings, all.
> 
> I need a solution for encrypting and decrypting strings in
> Lua, preferably with the Rijndael cipher.
> 
> I started a binding to libtomcrypt (using AES and CTR), but
> I'm not sure this is what I want. I'm not sure how
> to compile the thing, which math library to link it with
> (libtommath, gnump, tomsfastmath...), or even which version
> of libtomcrypt to use, or which source of it to trust. I
> also don't see any evidence of recent activity
> surrounding it. It's home page appears to be abandoned.
> I downloaded version 1.16 from freshmeat; now I see 1.17 and
> 1.18 floating around as well... which left me feeling, you
> know, "not so fresh".
> 
> 
> I'm finding many sources of doubt.
> 
> I'm also not sure about using OpenSSL for this purpose,
> although it does have the cipher I want to use.
> 
> What I would prefer is a small C library that does only
> what is needed. I'd just use a straight Rijndael cipher
> implemented in C, but I'm doubtful of my ability to do
> it correctly and safely.
> 
> 
> 
> Also, I see the pure Lua AES implementation, but I want a C
> binding.
> 
> I'd really appreciate any advice.
> 
> (No offense to sanooj, who advised me in this matter on
> freenode, and pointed me to libtomcrypt; this may well be
> the way to go, but I want to eliminate all doubt. Much
> respect.)
> 
> 
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> 
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