Cryptographic Services

The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms of a cryptographic nature. They are available at the discretion of the installation. Here's an overview:
md5
— RSA's MD5 message digest algorithm.
mpz
— Interface to the GNU MP library for arbitrary precision arithmetic.
rotor
— Enigma-like encryption and decryption.
Hardcore cypherpunks will probably find the Python Cryptography Kit of further interest; the package adds built-in modules for DES and IDEA encryption, and provides a Python module for reading and decrypting PGP files. The Python Cryptography Kit is not distributed with Python but available separately. See the URL http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/%7Efnord/crypt.html for more information. DEScipher IDEAcipher