"Dmitry E. Oboukhov" <un...@debian.org> writes: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Dmitry E. Oboukhov <un...@debian.org> > > Package name : libdigest-sha1-perl > Version : 2.13 > Upstream Author : Gisle Aas <gi...@activestate.com> > URL : http://search.cpan.org/dist/Digest-SHA1/ > License : Artistic or GPL-1+ > Programming Lang: Perl > Description : Perl interface to the SHA-1 algorithm > > The Digest::SHA1 module allows you to use the NIST SHA-1 message digest > algorithm from within Perl programs. The algorithm takes as input a message > of arbitrary length and produces as output a 160-bit "fingerprint" or > "message digest" of the input. > . > The Digest::SHA1 module provide a procedural interface for simple use, as > well as an object oriented interface that can handle messages of arbitrary > length and which can read files directly.
Out of curiosity, how does this compare to Digest::SHA (libdigest-sha-perl), which is already in the archive, and supports SHA1 and a couple of others too? Digest::SHA appears to have a very similar interface too. -- |8] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87liip6pp2.fsf@algernon.balabit
