Subject: Re: Patch to use aes_*_ctr in newer versions of OpenSSL and #if LIBSSH2_DSA for more DSA-code

Re: Patch to use aes_*_ctr in newer versions of OpenSSL and #if LIBSSH2_DSA for more DSA-code

From: Mikhail Gusarov <dottedmag_at_dottedmag.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:47 +0600

Twas brillig at 14:56:51 01.03.2010 UTC+01 when peter_at_stuge.se did gyre and gimble:

>> It seems some OpenSSL have AES-CTR and some do not,

 PS> I expressed an idea a while back for libssh2 to autodetect what
 PS> crypto is available and run with that.

In the next version libssh2 would detect all available crypto, test it
for speed and select the fastest.

Next version would include downloading crypto library and compiling it
if nothing found.

And then the subsequent version would bring bootstrapping toolchain for
building libraries if necessary :)

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Received on 2010-03-01