Removed unnecessary NULL check in Digest::SHA
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6bc89f92 1Revision history for Perl extension Digest::SHA.
2
77d2a621 35.34 Thu Feb 2 18:55:40 MST 2006
4 - removed Unix-style pathnames in test scripts
5 -- causing problems on OpenVMS
6 -- thanks to Steve Peters for patch
7 - included latest version of Perl Portability header (ppport.h)
8 - added PERL_CORE check to test scripts
9 -- allows module to be built into Perl distribution
10
6bc89f92 115.32 Fri Dec 2 02:32:20 MST 2005
12 - added POD section to shasum script
13 -- thanks to Gunnar Wolf for patch
14 - made minor code changes to silence compiler warnings
15 -- resulting from signed/unsigned integer mixing
16 - inserted code in test scripts for POD checking
17 -- to recover gracefully if Test::More isn't installed
18
195.31 Mon Sep 5 00:52:42 MST 2005
20 - added standard tests for pod and pod-coverage checking
21 - inserted subtest to check for failure when using
22 unrecognized SHA algorithm
23
245.30 Sat Aug 20 16:46:08 MST 2005
25 - updated docs with recent NIST statement on SHA-1
26 -- advises use of larger and stronger hash functions
27 (i.e. SHA-224/256/384/512) for new developments
28
295.29 Sun Aug 14 04:48:34 MST 2005
30 - added explicit casts in "shaload" routine (ref. "ldvals")
31 -- thanks to E. Allen Smith for pointing out SGI compiler
32 warnings on IPxx-irix platforms
33 - updated docs with cautionary note about SHA-1
34
355.28 Wed Nov 10 15:33:20 MST 2004
36 - provided more flexible formatting of SHA state files
37 -- entries may now contain embedded whitespace
38 for improved readability
39 - minor code cleanups
40
415.27 Sun Oct 24 02:54:00 MST 2004
42 - minor code cleanups
43 -- reduces size of dump files for SHA-1/224/256
44
455.26 Thu Oct 7 14:52:00 MST 2004
46 - streamlined distribution
47 -- reduced NIST vector tests from 200 to 20
48 -- former number was overkill
49 -- distro now downloads and builds more quickly
50 - rewrote SYNOPSIS sections in pod file
51 - made additional tweaks to t/8-shasum.t for portability
52 - cleaned up test scripts
53
545.25 Sun Sep 12 18:48:00 MST 2004
55 - removed non-essential test script
56 -- t/8-shasum.t causes problems on sparc64-linux
57 - reverted to using eval "require $module" in shasum
58
595.24 Sun Sep 12 02:50:18 MST 2004
60 - modified shasum to use barewords in "require" statements
61 -- ref. perl.cpan.testers (157305)
62
635.23 Thu Sep 9 23:06:18 MST 2004
64 - corrected bug in test script
65 -- use blib when invoking perl as an external
66 command in t/8-shasum.t
67
685.22 Tue Sep 7 19:12:40 MST 2004
69 - broadened SHA-384/512 support
70 -- to compilers with no ULLONG_MAX in limits.h
71 -- e.g IBM C (xlC 6.0.0) on AIX 4.3.3
72 -- thanks to Chris Carey for suggestions
73 and technical expertise
74 - improved use of static storage class in transforms
75 -- detection of Intel arch. now done in Makefile.PL
76 -- NB: static not used if compiling for thread safety
77 - minor changes to documentation
78
795.21 Mon Aug 23 04:02:00 MST 2004
80 - removed 64-bit constant expressions from #if statements
81 -- ref. src/sha.h (lines 55, 58, and 61)
82 -- even if compiler supports long long's, preprocessor
83 may use long's when evaluating expressions
84 - improved test script for "shasum" (t/8-shasum.t)
85 -- exercises check file option (-c)
86
875.20 Sun Aug 15 04:24:48 MST 2004
88 - introduced "shasum" script
89 -- mimics the usage and behavior of "md5sum"
90 -- adds "-a" option to select SHA algorithm
91 -- for help, just type "shasum -h"
92
935.10 Fri Aug 6 02:04:38 MST 2004
94 - simplified module documentation
95 -- made it consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl docs
96
975.03 Sat Jul 31 00:00:48 MST 2004
98 - corrected HMAC-SHA-384/512 bug (cpan #7181, Adam Woodbury)
99 -- code was using hardwired blocksize for SHA-1/256
100 -- ref. src/hmac.c, src/hmac.h
101
1025.02 Thu Jul 29 02:48:00 MST 2004
103 - updated documentation and "dump-load.t" test script
104 -- to be consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl
105 - included a SIGNATURE file
106 -- for stronger authentication of module contents
107 -- ref. Module::Signature on CPAN
108 - corrected embarrassing misspelling in docs
109 -- apologies to Gisle Aas
110
1115.01 Fri May 21 13:08:12 MST 2004
112 - check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()"
113 -- prevents intermittent cleanup errors during
114 global object destruction
115
1165.00 Fri May 14 04:45:00 MST 2004
117 - minor documentation fixes
118 - restored classical style of version numbering (X.YZ)
119 -- previous X.Y.Z style caused installation difficulties
120 when using CPANPLUS
121
1224.3.3 Wed May 5 00:30:40 MST 2004
123 - fixed bug in "strto64()" function
124 -- caused problems in state files with CR/LF pairs
125 -- thanks to Martin Thurn for testing support
126
1274.3.2 Wed Apr 28 03:56:00 MST 2004
128 - added Makefile.PL options
129 -- thread-safety: -t
130 -- exclude 384/512 support: -x
131 -- e.g. perl Makefile.PL -t
132 - temporarily suppress dump/load tests for SHA-384/512
133 -- pending clarification of problem on sun4u sparc
134
1354.3.1 Thu Mar 4 02:54:00 MST 2004
136 - removed unused functions from XS file
137 -- reduces size of compiled objects
138 - simplified implementation of Digest::SHA object
139 -- now a blessed SHAPtr ref instead of blessed array ref
140 -- results in slight speed-up of OO operations
141 - streamlined underlying C source
142 -- used macros to consolidate repetitive code
143 - rewrote test scripts to depend on Test rather than Test::More
144 -- allows module to be checked in minimal Perl environments
145 - added compilation option for thread-safety
146 -- overrides use of static arrays
147
1484.3.0 Sat Feb 7 02:58:00 MST 2004
149 - included SHA-384/512 support if using Microsoft C/C++
150 -- uses MSVC's __int64 in place of "long long"
151 - enhanced portability and efficiency on diverse platforms
152 -- automatically sets up optimal types for 32/64-bit ops
153 - improved test scripts for better reporting
154 -- many thanks to Alex Muntada for helpful suggestions
155
1564.2.2 Sat Jan 31 17:10:20 MST 2004
157 - repaired 32-bit SHA operations for 8-byte longs
158
1594.2.1 Sat Jan 24 00:56:54 MST 2004
160 - modified I/O and memory management in underlying C code
161 -- uses Perl libraries when compiled as CPAN module
162 -- otherwise defaults to ANSI C libraries
163 -- bypasses problems in MSWin multi-threaded Perls
164 -- avoids "Free to wrong pool" error
165 -- special thanks to Robert Gilmour and Brian Gladman
166 for technical guidance and testing
167
1684.2.0 Sat Dec 27 16:08:00 MST 2003
169 - added support for recently-announced SHA-224 algorithm
170 -- ref. FIPS 180-2 Change Notice 1
171 -- also includes HMAC-SHA-224
172
1734.1.0 Thu Dec 25 00:58:00 MST 2003
174 - repaired "nist-vectors" test scripts for MSWin32 portability
175 -- use binmode for data files
176
1774.0.9 Wed Dec 24 02:58:22 MST 2003
178 - use canonical file specs in test scripts
179 -- enhances portability across different OSes
180 - modify type declarations of objects in XS file
181 -- re-declare as (SV *) and cast to (AV *) SvRV(self)
182 -- in response to AVPtr problem on MSWin32
183
1844.0.8 Thu Dec 18 23:32:00 MST 2003
185 - inherits from Digest::base if installed
186 -- also checks for MIME::Base64
187 -- still fully-functional if neither are installed
188 - added buffer overflow protection in underlying C code
189 -- ref. shahex() and shabase64() routines
190 -- prior code appeared impossible to exploit, but ...
191 -- better safe than sorry
192 -- does not impact runtime efficiency
193 - minor code cleanup
194
1954.0.7 Sat Dec 13 00:48:24 MST 2003
196 - check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()"
197 -- was causing cleanup err during global destruction
198
1994.0.6 Thu Dec 11 02:18:00 MST 2003
200 - more optimization and streamlining
201 -- a bit faster on non-big-endians (e.g. Intel)
202 - rewrote time-critical functions and methods in XS
203 - removed unused C functions from source files
204
2054.0.5 Sat Dec 6 00:02:24 MST 2003
206 - performance optimizations
207 -- rewrote "add" method in XS
208 -- unrolled loops in sha256 transform
209
2104.0.4 Thu Dec 4 00:07:00 MST 2003
211 - made Digest::SHA into a self-contained module
212 -- no longer depends on Digest::base
213 -- more convenient for users
214 -- no need to install Digest:: module
215
2164.0.3 Wed Dec 3 00:01:20 MST 2003
217 - Digest::SHA now a subclass of Digest::base
218 -- inherits hexdigest/b64digest/addfile methods
219 - added "hashsize" method
220 - removed old "shaopen()/shawrite()/..." legacy code
221 -- in favor of standard, streamlined OO interface
222 - renamed test vector files from NIST
223 -- prevents problems on 8+3 filesystems
224 - added test for Dave Ireland's SHA-256 vector
225
2264.0.0 Sat Nov 29 21:14:09 MST 2003
227 - major streamlining of interface (hence, major version change)
228 -- coordinated with Gisle Aas and J. Duque
229 -- goal is to produce a single SHA module
230 -- adheres to OO and functional styles of Digest::
231 -- greatly reduces the number of interface functions
232 -- old functions still supported
233 -- use Digest::SHA ':legacy'
234 -- will be deprecated in near future
235 - rewrote all test scripts to match new interface
236 -- very easy to modify all 281 tests
237 -- old interface maps cleanly to new one
238
2393.0 Wed Nov 26 05:02:34 MST 2003
240 - added functions that conform to Digest:: interface
241 -- both functional and OO styles
242 -- byte-oriented data only
243 -- continue to support original interface as well
244 -- necessary for bit-oriented data
245 - supplied formal test vectors for HMAC-SHA-256
246 -- from draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-sha-256-01.txt
247 - included tests for all OO methods
248
2492.4 Sat Nov 22 17:10:22 MST 2003
250 - code cleanup
251 -- "sha.c" now completely free of #ifdef's
252 - modularized all 64-bit (long long) code
253 - improved readability of header files
254 - simplified logic of "fixdump" utility
255
2562.3 Wed Nov 19 03:54:31 MST 2003
257 - minor optimizations and code cleanup
258 -- improved maintainability by reducing #ifdef's
259 -- sha1 transform code now easier to follow
260 - streamlined shadump/shaload file format
261 -- eliminated special "HQ" entry
262 -- state now held in "H" for all transforms
263 -- supplied "fixdump" utility to convert old format
264 - SHA-384/512 functions now return NULL for no 64-bit operations
265 -- previously they were undefined
266 -- no longer necessary to use eval's to test for presence
267
2682.2 Sun Nov 16 01:54:00 MST 2003
269 - optimized the performance of the SHA-1 transform
270 -- around 20-30% faster than previous version
271 -- achieved by loop unrolling and assignment consolidation
272 - enhanced shaload/shadump to allow interaction with stdin/stdout
273 -- "$filename" argument now optional
274
2752.1 Sun Nov 9 03:28:04 MST 2003
276 - simplified data input routines
277 -- length argument now optional for byte data
278 (special thanks to Jeffrey Friedl for this idea)
279 -- interface still compatible with earlier versions
280 -- changes will not affect existing client code
281 - streamlined underlying C code for easier maintenance
282 - provided additional tests for persistent data
283
2842.0 Sat Nov 1 03:55:36 MST 2003
285 - added functions for HMAC-SHA-1/256/384/512 (FIPS PUB 198)
286 - shadump/shaload files now compatible between 32/64-bit machines
287
2881.01 Sat Oct 25 02:44:55 MST 2003
289 - package now downloads and installs much faster
290 - reduced distribution size by 80%
291 -- pruned extensive NIST vectors to a useful subset
292 -- still possible to test all vectors if desired
293 --- see "t/nist/COPYRIGHT" file for details
294 - added routines to provide persistent storage of SHA states
295 -- shadump() and shaload()
296 - reduced runtime of large bitstring tests (gillogly-hard)
297 -- illustrates usefulness of shadump()/shaload()
298
2991.0 Sat Oct 18 17:35:07 MST 2003
300 - documentation fixes
301 - code cleanup: no more compiler warnings from gcc -Wall
302 - added code to allow reading of intermediate digest state
303 -- shahex() prior to shafinish() returns current state
304
3050.9 Thu Oct 9 20:43:54 MST 2003
306 - version updated to reflect portability check and passing
307 of all tests (1401)
308
3090.01 Wed Oct 8 22:28:05 2003
310 - original version; created by h2xs 1.22 with options
311 -x -A -n Digest::SHA sha.h