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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm | 51 |
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm index 1ac98caab0..652bca7bc4 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm @@ -1029,6 +1029,57 @@ in userspace) (define-public python2-pycryptodome (package-with-python2 python-pycryptodome)) +(define-public python-pycryptodomex + (package + (name "python-pycryptodomex") + (version "3.9.9") + (source + (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (pypi-uri "pycryptodomex" version)) + (sha256 + (base32 "0lbx4qk3xmwqiidhmkj8qa7bh2lf8bwzg0xjpsh2w5zqjrc7qnvv")))) + (build-system python-build-system) + (home-page "https://www.pycryptodome.org") + (synopsis "Low-level cryptographic Python library") + (description + "PyCryptodome is a self-contained Python package of low-level +cryptographic primitives. It's not a wrapper to a separate C library like +OpenSSL. To the largest possible extent, algorithms are implemented in pure +Python. Only the pieces that are extremely critical to performance (e.g., +block ciphers) are implemented as C extensions. + +You are expected to have a solid understanding of cryptography and security +engineering to successfully use these primitives. You must also be able to +recognize that some are obsolete (e.g., TDES) or even insecure (RC4). + +It provides many enhancements over the last release of PyCrypto (2.6.1): + +@itemize +@item Authenticated encryption modes (GCM, CCM, EAX, SIV, OCB) +@item Accelerated AES on Intel platforms via AES-NI +@item First-class support for PyPy +@item Elliptic curves cryptography (NIST P-256 curve only) +@item Better and more compact API (nonce and iv attributes for ciphers, +automatic generation of random nonces and IVs, simplified CTR cipher mode, and +more) +@item SHA-3 (including SHAKE XOFs) and BLAKE2 hash algorithms +@item Salsa20 and ChaCha20 stream ciphers +@item scrypt and HKDF +@item Deterministic (EC)DSA +@item Password-protected PKCS#8 key containers +@item Shamir’s Secret Sharing scheme +@item Random numbers get sourced directly from the OS (and not from a CSPRNG +in userspace) +@item Cleaner RSA and DSA key generation (largely based on FIPS 186-4) +@item Major clean-ups and simplification of the code base +@end itemize + +PyCryptodomex is the stand-alone version of PyCryptodome that no longer +provides drop-in compatibility with PyCrypto.") + (license (list license:bsd-2 + license:public-domain)))) ; code inherited from PyCrypto + (define-public python-m2crypto (package (name "python-m2crypto") |