The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Digest::SHA
DSLIP: bdcfp
description: SHA-1/256/384/512 (BIT and BYTE Inputs)
userid: MSHELOR (Mark Shelor)
chapterid: 14 (Security_and_Encryption)
communities:
comp.lang.perl.modules
similar:
Digest::SHA1
rationale:
The primary reason for submitting Digest::SHA is that the current
CPAN modules contain support for byte-oriented inputs only. It would
require major surgery of the underlying C code to get them to accept
bit-strings (which is useful for cryptanalysis). Also, Digest::SHA
supports all NIST algorithms in FIPS PUB 180-2, whereas the current
modules focus on particular subsets.
Responses on comp.lang.perl.modules indicate that the Digest::
space is the most appropriate one for this module, and that
Digest::SHA would be the most appropriate name since the module
covers all algorithms and input types described in the SHA standard.
For reference, the thread in which this was discussed is "RFD:
SHA-1/256/384/512 Bitwise Implementation".
enteredby: MSHELOR (Mark Shelor)
enteredon: Sat Oct 11 10:23:57 2003 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Digest::
::SHA bdcfp SHA-1/256/384/512 (BIT and BYTE Inputs) MSHELOR
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