Re: [PATCH] use libnettle for MD5

On 11/03/2014 11:33 p.m., Amos Jeffries wrote:
> Detect libnettle MD5 components and use by default instead of the
> bundled Squid version or OpenSSL libcrypto.
>
> This patch is a transition step using its MD5 capabilities by default
> when present but retaining the Squid built-in MD5 for now.
>
> There is not expected to be any run-time differences from this as the
> actual implementation in nettle is the same code by same author as
> bundled with Squid. Just absent the adaptations made to it over time for
> Squid guidelines compliance.
>
> NOTE: the OpenSSL MD5 definitions removed from configure.ac have not
> been used in several versions due to earlier build issues.
>
> Amos
>

A slightly bug-fixed variant of this patch has been applied to trunk as
rev.13313

Amos
Received on Sun Mar 16 2014 - 03:14:10 MDT