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Final text for beta2 release.  Hopefully no pre-1.4 information is left.
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Tip revision: 6d9cc808a22f58e8702fe23dd27a2d878e416db7 authored by Guido van Rossum on 01 August 1996, 17:31:22 UTC
Final text for beta2 release. Hopefully no pre-1.4 information is left.
Tip revision: 6d9cc80
libcrypto.tex 
\chapter{Cryptographic Services}
\index{cryptography}

The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms of
a cryptographic nature.  They are available at the discretion of the
installation.  Here's an overview:

\begin{description}

\item[md5]
--- RSA's MD5 message digest algorithm.

\item[mpz]
--- Interface to the GNU MP library for arbitrary precision arithmetic.

\item[rotor]
--- Enigma-like encryption and decryption.

\end{description}

Hardcore cypherpunks will probably find the cryptographic modules
written by Andrew Kuchling of further interest; the package adds
built-in modules for DES and IDEA encryption, provides a Python module
for reading and decrypting PGP files, and then some.  These modules
are not distributed with Python but available separately.  See the URL
\file{http://amarok.magnet.com/python/pct.html} or send email to
\file{amk@magnet.com} for more information.
\index{PGP}
\indexii{DES}{cipher}
\indexii{IDEA}{cipher}
\index{cryptography}
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