C++ crypt libraries in boost or any else

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I would like to ask if boost has some libraries useful for crypting tasks.

well if boost does not have such libs I would like to hear what crypt libraries would you recommend.(some widly used libs)

thank you.

possible duplicate of [Crypto library for C++](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/674401/crypto-library-for-c) — , Nov 23 '11 at 13:25
Personally I've found `mcrypt` very friendly. It's a C library, but very clean and easy. A simple wrapper class for C++ is readily written. — Kerrek SB, Nov 23 '11 at 13:43

rsc · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17T10:44:23.740

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You could take a look at OpenSSL, libtomcrypt, crypto++. There are many more of them for sure.

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answered Nov 23 '11 at 13:26

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tnx, where can I lean about crypto++ for example, some reference or whatever. – codekiddy Nov 23 '11 at 13:37
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@codekiddy maybe this would be helpful for you: http://andreyvitdev.blogspot.com/2005/10/crypto-usage-sample.html , http://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/Sample_Code , http://www.bitvise.com/users-guide.html – rsc Nov 23 '11 at 19:49

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 23 '11 at 13:27

I don't believe there is a finished boost cryptography library. According to this page, there was a work in progress, but it hasn't been worked on since 2009 and is not even at beta, so probably best avoided.

Personally, I have had good results with Crypto++

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 16 '13 at 11:23

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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As far as I know Boost doesn't cover crypting (yet) but I ask something comparable and CryptLib and OpenSSL were mentioned.

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C++ crypt libraries in boost or any else

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