[PYTHON-CRYPTO] PEP 272 version 2

Bryan Mongeau bryan at EEVOLVED.COM
Thu Apr 18 16:26:07 CEST 2002


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On Thursday 18 April 2002 06:44 am, Paul Rubin wrote:

>   I think PEP 272 shouldn't exist, because it aims to solve a
>   non-existent problem, which is providing a standard API for multiple
>   block cipher modules that plug interchangeably into applications.
>   There's just no need for that.

I concur wholeheartedly with Paul. Perhaps someone could provide an example
of an existing or imagined application that would require pluggable block
ciphers?

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