14 Cryptographic Services

 

The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms of a cryptographic nature. They are available at the discretion of the installation. Here's an overview:

md5

-- RSA's MD5 message digest algorithm.

mpz

-- Interface to the GNU MP library for arbitrary precision arithmetic.

rotor

-- Enigma-like encryption and decryption.

Hardcore cypherpunks will probably find the cryptographic modules written by Andrew Kuchling of further interest; the package adds built-in modules for DES and IDEA encryption, provides a Python module for reading and decrypting PGP files, and then some. These modules are not distributed with Python but available separately. See the URL http://www.magnet.com/ãmk/python/pct.html or send email to amk@magnet.com for more information.            

• 14.1 Built-in Module md5
• 14.2 Built-in Module mpz
• 14.3 Built-in Module rotor