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crypto libraries

Definition​

Cryptography libraries deal with cryptography algorithms and have API function calls to each of the supported features.

Selection criteria​

Criteria to chose one or the other:

  • Open Source (most of them are)
  • Compliant with standards
  • Key operations include key generation algorithms, key exchange agreements and public key cryptography standards.
  • Supported cryptographic hash functions
  • Implementations of message authentication code (MAC) algorithms
  • Implementations of block ciphers
  • Hardware-assisted support
  • Code size and code to comment ratio
  • Composable derivation codes

See a comparison here at Wikipedia.