From: Rich Salz Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:29:35 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Remove some outdated README files, to avoid confusing people. X-Git-Tag: master-post-reformat~428 X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0f957287dfb25e0d4c359e7fc7a7b238143abdf7;p=oweals%2Fopenssl.git Remove some outdated README files, to avoid confusing people. Reviewed-by: Andy Polyakov --- diff --git a/crypto/aes/README b/crypto/aes/README deleted file mode 100644 index 0f9620a80e..0000000000 --- a/crypto/aes/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -This is an OpenSSL-compatible version of AES (also called Rijndael). -aes_core.c is basically the same as rijndael-alg-fst.c but with an -API that looks like the rest of the OpenSSL symmetric cipher suite. diff --git a/crypto/bf/README b/crypto/bf/README deleted file mode 100644 index f2712fd0e7..0000000000 --- a/crypto/bf/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ -This is a quick packaging up of my blowfish code into a library. -It has been lifted from SSLeay. -The copyright notices seem a little harsh because I have not spent the -time to rewrite the conditions from the normal SSLeay ones. - -Basically if you just want to play with the library, not a problem. - -eric 15-Apr-1997 diff --git a/crypto/conf/README b/crypto/conf/README deleted file mode 100644 index 96e53b34ed..0000000000 --- a/crypto/conf/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Configuration modules. These are a set of modules which can perform -various configuration functions. - -Currently the routines should be called at most once when an application -starts up: that is before it starts any threads. - -The routines read a configuration file set up like this: - ------ -#default section -openssl_conf=init_section - -[init_section] - -module1=value1 -#Second instance of module1 -module1.1=valueX -module2=value2 -module3=dso_literal -module4=dso_section - -[dso_section] - -path=/some/path/to/some/dso.so -other_stuff=other_value ----- - -When this file is loaded a configuration module with the specified string -(module* in the above example) is looked up and its init function called as: - -int conf_init_func(CONF_IMODULE *md, CONF *cnf); - -The function can then take whatever action is appropriate, for example further -lookups based on the value. Multiple instances of the same config module can be -loaded. - -When the application closes down the modules are cleaned up by calling an -optional finish function: - -void conf_finish_func(CONF_IMODULE *md); - -The finish functions are called in reverse order: that is the last module -loaded is the first one cleaned up. - -If no module exists with a given name then an attempt is made to load a DSO -with the supplied name. This might mean that "module3" attempts to load a DSO -called libmodule3.so or module3.dll for example. An explicit DSO name can be -given by including a separate section as in the module4 example above. - -The DSO is expected to at least contain an initialization function: - -int OPENSSL_init(CONF_IMODULE *md, CONF *cnf); - -and may also include a finish function: - -void OPENSSL_finish(CONF_IMODULE *md); - -Static modules can also be added using, - -int CONF_module_add(char *name, dso_mod_init_func *ifunc, dso_mod_finish_func -*ffunc); - -where "name" is the name in the configuration file this function corresponds -to. - -A set of builtin modules (currently only an ASN1 non functional test module) -can be added by calling OPENSSL_load_builtin_modules(). - -The function OPENSSL_config() is intended as a simple configuration function -that any application can call to perform various default configuration tasks. -It uses the file openssl.cnf in the usual locations. - - diff --git a/crypto/des/README b/crypto/des/README deleted file mode 100644 index 621a5ab467..0000000000 --- a/crypto/des/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ - - libdes, Version 4.01 10-Jan-97 - - Copyright (c) 1997, Eric Young - All rights reserved. - - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms specified in COPYRIGHT. - --- -The primary ftp site for this library is -ftp://ftp.psy.uq.oz.au/pub/Crypto/DES/libdes-x.xx.tar.gz -libdes is now also shipped with SSLeay. Primary ftp site of -ftp://ftp.psy.uq.oz.au/pub/Crypto/SSL/SSLeay-x.x.x.tar.gz - -The best way to build this library is to build it as part of SSLeay. - -This kit builds a DES encryption library and a DES encryption program. -It supports ecb, cbc, ofb, cfb, triple ecb, triple cbc, triple ofb, -triple cfb, desx, and MIT's pcbc encryption modes and also has a fast -implementation of crypt(3). -It contains support routines to read keys from a terminal, -generate a random key, generate a key from an arbitrary length string, -read/write encrypted data from/to a file descriptor. - -The implementation was written so as to conform with the manual entry -for the des_crypt(3) library routines from MIT's project Athena. - -destest should be run after compilation to test the des routines. -rpw should be run after compilation to test the read password routines. -The des program is a replacement for the sun des command. I believe it -conforms to the sun version. - -The Imakefile is setup for use in the kerberos distribution. - -These routines are best compiled with gcc or any other good -optimising compiler. -Just turn you optimiser up to the highest settings and run destest -after the build to make sure everything works. - -I believe these routines are close to the fastest and most portable DES -routines that use small lookup tables (4.5k) that are publicly available. -The fcrypt routine is faster than ufc's fcrypt (when compiling with -gcc2 -O2) on the sparc 2 (1410 vs 1270) but is not so good on other machines -(on a sun3/260 168 vs 336). It is a function of CPU on chip cache size. -[ 10-Jan-97 and a function of an incorrect speed testing program in - ufc which gave much better test figures that reality ]. - -It is worth noting that on sparc and Alpha CPUs, performance of the DES -library can vary by upto %10 due to the positioning of files after application -linkage. - -Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com) - diff --git a/crypto/dsa/README b/crypto/dsa/README deleted file mode 100644 index 6a7e9c170a..0000000000 --- a/crypto/dsa/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -The stuff in here is based on patches supplied to me by -Steven Schoch to do DSS. -I have since modified a them a little but a debt of gratitude -is due for doing the initial work. diff --git a/crypto/ripemd/README b/crypto/ripemd/README deleted file mode 100644 index f3acc42c40..0000000000 --- a/crypto/ripemd/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -RIPEMD-160 -http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~bosselae/ripemd160.html - -This is my implementation of RIPEMD-160. The pentium assember is a little -off the pace since I only get 1050 cycles, while the best is 1013. -I have a few ideas for how to get another 20 or so cycles, but at -this point I will not bother right now. I believe the trick will be -to remove my 'copy X array onto stack' until inside the RIP1() finctions the -first time round. To do this I need another register and will only have one -temporary one. A bit tricky.... I can also cleanup the saving of the 5 words -after the first half of the calculation. I should read the original -value, add then write. Currently I just save the new and read the origioal. -I then read both at the end. Bad. - -eric (20-Jan-1998) diff --git a/crypto/threads/README b/crypto/threads/README deleted file mode 100644 index df6b26e146..0000000000 --- a/crypto/threads/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Mutithreading testing area. - -Since this stuff is very very platorm specific, this is not part of the -normal build. Have a read of doc/threads.doc. - -mttest will do some testing and will currently build under Windows NT/95, -Solaris and Linux. The IRIX stuff is not finished. - -I have tested this program on a 12 CPU ultra sparc box (solaris 2.5.1) -and things seem to work ok. - -The Linux pthreads package can be retrieved from -http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/proven/pthreads.html -