[python-crypto] Add AES to amkCrypto?

[Michael Ströder]

"M.-A. Lemburg" wrote:
> 
> To create a SIG, you'll need to write a short summary of what the
> SIG should have a goal and why we need it. Then post this summary
> to the meta-sig to have it discussed.

I forward my proposal from news:comp.lang.python. I'm also preparing
a proposal with a list of requirements and maybe some examples.

Ciao, Michael.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Interested in a Crypto-SIG?
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:09:55 +0100
From: Michael Ströder <michael at stroeder.com>
Organization: stroeder.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python

HI!

(I know that SIG proposals should go to the META-SIG list but I
guess not many developers are subscribed to this list. Therefore I
start the discussion here.)

I would like to propose a Crypto-SIG. The goal is to define Pythonic
class APIs for various cryptographic and related standards to enable
developers to use a unified API for implementing crypto-enabled
applications in Python independent of the underlying implementations
(basically inspired by Sun's Java crypto-related APIs).

APIs for (in my personally preferred order):
- cryptographic algorithms (similar to Sun's JCE for Java)
- encoding/decoding ASN.1 objects
- X.509 certificates (including path validation)
- SSL
- S/MIME
- SPKI
- OpenPGP
- XML-DSIG

Let me know what you think.

Ciao, Michael.

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