Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 04:30:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Anders Nordby <anders@fix.no> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/28988: We need more simple message digesting tools Message-ID: <200107191130.f6JBUUQ90727@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/28988; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Anders Nordby <anders@fix.no> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/28988: We need more simple message digesting tools Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:28:57 +0200 On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 10:20:00PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote: >> md5(1) is just a frontend for libmd. If I make md5(1) use >> libcrypto instead, would that be better? > Why? What's wrong with: > > ln -s /usr/bin/openssl md5 The fact that md5 dgst -sha1 does not make sence, and that md5(1) is expected to output differently and have other options. > works for sha, sha1, ripemd160, and a few other algorithms. The only > thing wrong with it is that openssl doesn't support some of the > options md5(1) does, and has a slightly different output format. Is there a problem with having both md5/rmd160/sha1(1) and openssl(1)? As long as we have libmd and they all work/are correct, I think not. Regards, -- Anders. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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