I second this request. On 9/5/10 16:08 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > Hi Wei, > > Would it be possible to look at adding a binary string type or class > to Crypto++ to relieve the use of std::string? A binary string seems > to be the intent and usage of most std::strings. > > std::string's bring in locales and facets, which (the best that I can > tell) add no real value to the library, and might actually slow down > execution a bit. In addition, a trait, facet, and locale have no > relevance to a binary string (perhaps a binary string could have an > trait or attribute for secure deletion?). > > Out of curiosity, what was the motivation for using a std::string over > a class derived from vector<byte>? If it was the contiguous memory > requirement, I believe modern versions of C++ ISO unambiguously > require memory to be contiguous for a vector (see ISO 14882, 23.2.4). -- Regards, Mouse
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