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diff --git a/doc/cha-ciphersuites.texi b/doc/cha-ciphersuites.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e0fad2218f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/cha-ciphersuites.texi @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +@node All the supported ciphersuites in GnuTLS +@chapter All the Supported Ciphersuites in @acronym{GnuTLS} +@anchor{ciphersuites} +@cindex Ciphersuites + +@include algorithms.texi + +Some additional information regarding some of the algorithms: + +@table @code +@item RSA +RSA is public key cryptosystem designed by Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir +and Leonard Adleman. It can be used with any hash functions. + +@item DSA +DSA is the USA's Digital Signature Standard. It uses only the SHA-1 +hash algorithm. + +@item MD2 +MD2 is a cryptographic hash algorithm designed by Ron Rivest. It is +optimized for 8-bit processors. Outputs 128 bits of data. There are +no known weaknesses of this algorithm but since this algorithm is +rarely used and not really studied it should not be used today. + +@item MD5 +MD5 is a cryptographic hash algorithm designed by Ron Rivest. Outputs +128 bits of data. It is considered to be broken. + +@item SHA-1 +SHA is a cryptographic hash algorithm designed by NSA. Outputs 160 +bits of data. It is also considered to be broken, though no practical +attacks have been found. + +@item RMD160 +RIPEMD is a cryptographic hash algorithm developed in the framework of +the EU project RIPE. Outputs 160 bits of data. + +@end table + +@c +@c Guile Bindings +@c + +@include guile.texi |