Package: libcrypto++-doc (5.5.2-1) [universe]

General purpose cryptographic library - documentation

General purpose cryptographic C++ library which includes:

  A class hierarchy with an API defined by abstract base classes,
  Proposed AES (Rijndael) and other AES candidates,
  Other symmetric block ciphers,
  Generic cipher modes,
  Stream ciphers,
  Public key cryptography,
  Padding schemes for public-key systems,
  Key agreement schemes,
  Elliptic curve cryptography,
  One-way hash functions,
  Message authentication codes,
  Cipher constructions based on hash functions,
  Pseudo-random number generators,
  High level interface for most of the above using a filter/pipeline metaphor,
  and a whole lot more.

This package includes the Doxygen-generated reference guide to the source code.

More information can be found at Wei Dei's Crypto++ web site http://www.cryptopp.com