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Welcome to the BeeCrypt crypto library!
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Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Virtual Unlimited B.V.
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Author: Bob Deblier <bob@virtualunlimited.com>
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This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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Lesser General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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For the specifics of this license, see file 'LICENSE', included in this
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distribution.
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About BeeCrypt:
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This library is an ongoing project of Virtual Unlimited B.V. Its goal is to
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provide strong and fast cryptography for use by our products, but we're
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not limiting the use to that. We're releasing it under the LGPL license,
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because we feel that cryptography should be open to inspection by everybody,
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and available for use by everybody to safeguard privacy.
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Note that depending on where you are, the use of cryptography may be limited
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or forbidden by law. Before using this library, make sure you are legally
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entitled to do so.
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For more on Virtual Unlimited B.V. and our products please consult our website:
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http://www.virtualunlimited.com
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<plug>
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Most of the algorithms are implemented from reliable sources such as:
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"Handbook of Applied Cryptography"
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Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot, Scott A. Vanstone
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CRC Press
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"Applied Cryptography", second edition
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Bruce Schneier
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Wiley
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For crypto enthusiasts these books are invaluable background material.
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IEEE P1363 "Standard Specifications for Public Key Cryptography" is a very
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interesting draft standard, which we will try to comply with.
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</plug>
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The structures in the library are geared towards exchange with Java
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and its security and cryptography classes. We already have quite a number
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of cryptographic classes developed in Java, which will be released in the
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future in another open source project.
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Included in the library are:
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- entropy sources for initializing pseudo-random generators
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- pseudo-random generators: FIPS-186, Mersenne Twister
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- block ciphers: Blowfish
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- hash functions: SHA-1
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- keyed hash functions: SHA-1/HMAC
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- multi-precision integer library, with assembler-optimized routines
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- probabilistic primality testing, with optimized small prime trial division
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- discrete logarithm parameter generation over a prime field
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- Diffie-Hellman key agreement
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- ElGamal signature scheme (two variants)
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Planned for the near future are:
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- compliance with and compliance statements for IEEE P1363
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- DHAES
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- DSA (i.e. the rest of FIPS-186)
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- more blockciphers (Twofish, Rijndael, ... )
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- more hash functions (RIPEMD-160, HAVAL, ... )
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- Elliptic Curves (ECDSA, ... )
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The library has been tested on the following platforms:
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- Solaris 2.6 Sparc, Solaris 2.7 Sparc
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- includes assembler optimization for ultrasparc
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- Linux glibc 2.x x86
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- includes assembler optimization (tuned for Pentium Pro and higher)
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- Linux glibc 2.x ppc
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- includes assembler optimization (generic 32-bit PowerPC)
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- Win32 (Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0)
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- includes assembler optimization (tuned for Pentium Pro and higher)
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- once the entropy provider bug is fixed (see BUGS), the library should
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work fine on Windows 2000.
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Planned platforms for the near future are:
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- Solaris Intel
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- FreeBSD x86
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Consult file 'DOCUMENTATION' on how to use the library. There is also a program
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called 'beetest.c' included which gives an example of how to use the API. You
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can also use it to test whether your compiled library works.
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If you want to report bugs, make suggestions, contribute fixes or
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enhancements, please see our website: http://beecrypt.virtualunlimited.com
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or contact me at beecrypt@virtualunlimited.com
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Sincerely
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Bob Deblier
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