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1 | Revision history for Perl extension Digest::SHA. |
2 | |
3 | 5.32 Fri Dec 2 02:32:20 MST 2005 |
4 | - added POD section to shasum script |
5 | -- thanks to Gunnar Wolf for patch |
6 | - made minor code changes to silence compiler warnings |
7 | -- resulting from signed/unsigned integer mixing |
8 | - inserted code in test scripts for POD checking |
9 | -- to recover gracefully if Test::More isn't installed |
10 | |
11 | 5.31 Mon Sep 5 00:52:42 MST 2005 |
12 | - added standard tests for pod and pod-coverage checking |
13 | - inserted subtest to check for failure when using |
14 | unrecognized SHA algorithm |
15 | |
16 | 5.30 Sat Aug 20 16:46:08 MST 2005 |
17 | - updated docs with recent NIST statement on SHA-1 |
18 | -- advises use of larger and stronger hash functions |
19 | (i.e. SHA-224/256/384/512) for new developments |
20 | |
21 | 5.29 Sun Aug 14 04:48:34 MST 2005 |
22 | - added explicit casts in "shaload" routine (ref. "ldvals") |
23 | -- thanks to E. Allen Smith for pointing out SGI compiler |
24 | warnings on IPxx-irix platforms |
25 | - updated docs with cautionary note about SHA-1 |
26 | |
27 | 5.28 Wed Nov 10 15:33:20 MST 2004 |
28 | - provided more flexible formatting of SHA state files |
29 | -- entries may now contain embedded whitespace |
30 | for improved readability |
31 | - minor code cleanups |
32 | |
33 | 5.27 Sun Oct 24 02:54:00 MST 2004 |
34 | - minor code cleanups |
35 | -- reduces size of dump files for SHA-1/224/256 |
36 | |
37 | 5.26 Thu Oct 7 14:52:00 MST 2004 |
38 | - streamlined distribution |
39 | -- reduced NIST vector tests from 200 to 20 |
40 | -- former number was overkill |
41 | -- distro now downloads and builds more quickly |
42 | - rewrote SYNOPSIS sections in pod file |
43 | - made additional tweaks to t/8-shasum.t for portability |
44 | - cleaned up test scripts |
45 | |
46 | 5.25 Sun Sep 12 18:48:00 MST 2004 |
47 | - removed non-essential test script |
48 | -- t/8-shasum.t causes problems on sparc64-linux |
49 | - reverted to using eval "require $module" in shasum |
50 | |
51 | 5.24 Sun Sep 12 02:50:18 MST 2004 |
52 | - modified shasum to use barewords in "require" statements |
53 | -- ref. perl.cpan.testers (157305) |
54 | |
55 | 5.23 Thu Sep 9 23:06:18 MST 2004 |
56 | - corrected bug in test script |
57 | -- use blib when invoking perl as an external |
58 | command in t/8-shasum.t |
59 | |
60 | 5.22 Tue Sep 7 19:12:40 MST 2004 |
61 | - broadened SHA-384/512 support |
62 | -- to compilers with no ULLONG_MAX in limits.h |
63 | -- e.g IBM C (xlC 6.0.0) on AIX 4.3.3 |
64 | -- thanks to Chris Carey for suggestions |
65 | and technical expertise |
66 | - improved use of static storage class in transforms |
67 | -- detection of Intel arch. now done in Makefile.PL |
68 | -- NB: static not used if compiling for thread safety |
69 | - minor changes to documentation |
70 | |
71 | 5.21 Mon Aug 23 04:02:00 MST 2004 |
72 | - removed 64-bit constant expressions from #if statements |
73 | -- ref. src/sha.h (lines 55, 58, and 61) |
74 | -- even if compiler supports long long's, preprocessor |
75 | may use long's when evaluating expressions |
76 | - improved test script for "shasum" (t/8-shasum.t) |
77 | -- exercises check file option (-c) |
78 | |
79 | 5.20 Sun Aug 15 04:24:48 MST 2004 |
80 | - introduced "shasum" script |
81 | -- mimics the usage and behavior of "md5sum" |
82 | -- adds "-a" option to select SHA algorithm |
83 | -- for help, just type "shasum -h" |
84 | |
85 | 5.10 Fri Aug 6 02:04:38 MST 2004 |
86 | - simplified module documentation |
87 | -- made it consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl docs |
88 | |
89 | 5.03 Sat Jul 31 00:00:48 MST 2004 |
90 | - corrected HMAC-SHA-384/512 bug (cpan #7181, Adam Woodbury) |
91 | -- code was using hardwired blocksize for SHA-1/256 |
92 | -- ref. src/hmac.c, src/hmac.h |
93 | |
94 | 5.02 Thu Jul 29 02:48:00 MST 2004 |
95 | - updated documentation and "dump-load.t" test script |
96 | -- to be consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl |
97 | - included a SIGNATURE file |
98 | -- for stronger authentication of module contents |
99 | -- ref. Module::Signature on CPAN |
100 | - corrected embarrassing misspelling in docs |
101 | -- apologies to Gisle Aas |
102 | |
103 | 5.01 Fri May 21 13:08:12 MST 2004 |
104 | - check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()" |
105 | -- prevents intermittent cleanup errors during |
106 | global object destruction |
107 | |
108 | 5.00 Fri May 14 04:45:00 MST 2004 |
109 | - minor documentation fixes |
110 | - restored classical style of version numbering (X.YZ) |
111 | -- previous X.Y.Z style caused installation difficulties |
112 | when using CPANPLUS |
113 | |
114 | 4.3.3 Wed May 5 00:30:40 MST 2004 |
115 | - fixed bug in "strto64()" function |
116 | -- caused problems in state files with CR/LF pairs |
117 | -- thanks to Martin Thurn for testing support |
118 | |
119 | 4.3.2 Wed Apr 28 03:56:00 MST 2004 |
120 | - added Makefile.PL options |
121 | -- thread-safety: -t |
122 | -- exclude 384/512 support: -x |
123 | -- e.g. perl Makefile.PL -t |
124 | - temporarily suppress dump/load tests for SHA-384/512 |
125 | -- pending clarification of problem on sun4u sparc |
126 | |
127 | 4.3.1 Thu Mar 4 02:54:00 MST 2004 |
128 | - removed unused functions from XS file |
129 | -- reduces size of compiled objects |
130 | - simplified implementation of Digest::SHA object |
131 | -- now a blessed SHAPtr ref instead of blessed array ref |
132 | -- results in slight speed-up of OO operations |
133 | - streamlined underlying C source |
134 | -- used macros to consolidate repetitive code |
135 | - rewrote test scripts to depend on Test rather than Test::More |
136 | -- allows module to be checked in minimal Perl environments |
137 | - added compilation option for thread-safety |
138 | -- overrides use of static arrays |
139 | |
140 | 4.3.0 Sat Feb 7 02:58:00 MST 2004 |
141 | - included SHA-384/512 support if using Microsoft C/C++ |
142 | -- uses MSVC's __int64 in place of "long long" |
143 | - enhanced portability and efficiency on diverse platforms |
144 | -- automatically sets up optimal types for 32/64-bit ops |
145 | - improved test scripts for better reporting |
146 | -- many thanks to Alex Muntada for helpful suggestions |
147 | |
148 | 4.2.2 Sat Jan 31 17:10:20 MST 2004 |
149 | - repaired 32-bit SHA operations for 8-byte longs |
150 | |
151 | 4.2.1 Sat Jan 24 00:56:54 MST 2004 |
152 | - modified I/O and memory management in underlying C code |
153 | -- uses Perl libraries when compiled as CPAN module |
154 | -- otherwise defaults to ANSI C libraries |
155 | -- bypasses problems in MSWin multi-threaded Perls |
156 | -- avoids "Free to wrong pool" error |
157 | -- special thanks to Robert Gilmour and Brian Gladman |
158 | for technical guidance and testing |
159 | |
160 | 4.2.0 Sat Dec 27 16:08:00 MST 2003 |
161 | - added support for recently-announced SHA-224 algorithm |
162 | -- ref. FIPS 180-2 Change Notice 1 |
163 | -- also includes HMAC-SHA-224 |
164 | |
165 | 4.1.0 Thu Dec 25 00:58:00 MST 2003 |
166 | - repaired "nist-vectors" test scripts for MSWin32 portability |
167 | -- use binmode for data files |
168 | |
169 | 4.0.9 Wed Dec 24 02:58:22 MST 2003 |
170 | - use canonical file specs in test scripts |
171 | -- enhances portability across different OSes |
172 | - modify type declarations of objects in XS file |
173 | -- re-declare as (SV *) and cast to (AV *) SvRV(self) |
174 | -- in response to AVPtr problem on MSWin32 |
175 | |
176 | 4.0.8 Thu Dec 18 23:32:00 MST 2003 |
177 | - inherits from Digest::base if installed |
178 | -- also checks for MIME::Base64 |
179 | -- still fully-functional if neither are installed |
180 | - added buffer overflow protection in underlying C code |
181 | -- ref. shahex() and shabase64() routines |
182 | -- prior code appeared impossible to exploit, but ... |
183 | -- better safe than sorry |
184 | -- does not impact runtime efficiency |
185 | - minor code cleanup |
186 | |
187 | 4.0.7 Sat Dec 13 00:48:24 MST 2003 |
188 | - check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()" |
189 | -- was causing cleanup err during global destruction |
190 | |
191 | 4.0.6 Thu Dec 11 02:18:00 MST 2003 |
192 | - more optimization and streamlining |
193 | -- a bit faster on non-big-endians (e.g. Intel) |
194 | - rewrote time-critical functions and methods in XS |
195 | - removed unused C functions from source files |
196 | |
197 | 4.0.5 Sat Dec 6 00:02:24 MST 2003 |
198 | - performance optimizations |
199 | -- rewrote "add" method in XS |
200 | -- unrolled loops in sha256 transform |
201 | |
202 | 4.0.4 Thu Dec 4 00:07:00 MST 2003 |
203 | - made Digest::SHA into a self-contained module |
204 | -- no longer depends on Digest::base |
205 | -- more convenient for users |
206 | -- no need to install Digest:: module |
207 | |
208 | 4.0.3 Wed Dec 3 00:01:20 MST 2003 |
209 | - Digest::SHA now a subclass of Digest::base |
210 | -- inherits hexdigest/b64digest/addfile methods |
211 | - added "hashsize" method |
212 | - removed old "shaopen()/shawrite()/..." legacy code |
213 | -- in favor of standard, streamlined OO interface |
214 | - renamed test vector files from NIST |
215 | -- prevents problems on 8+3 filesystems |
216 | - added test for Dave Ireland's SHA-256 vector |
217 | |
218 | 4.0.0 Sat Nov 29 21:14:09 MST 2003 |
219 | - major streamlining of interface (hence, major version change) |
220 | -- coordinated with Gisle Aas and J. Duque |
221 | -- goal is to produce a single SHA module |
222 | -- adheres to OO and functional styles of Digest:: |
223 | -- greatly reduces the number of interface functions |
224 | -- old functions still supported |
225 | -- use Digest::SHA ':legacy' |
226 | -- will be deprecated in near future |
227 | - rewrote all test scripts to match new interface |
228 | -- very easy to modify all 281 tests |
229 | -- old interface maps cleanly to new one |
230 | |
231 | 3.0 Wed Nov 26 05:02:34 MST 2003 |
232 | - added functions that conform to Digest:: interface |
233 | -- both functional and OO styles |
234 | -- byte-oriented data only |
235 | -- continue to support original interface as well |
236 | -- necessary for bit-oriented data |
237 | - supplied formal test vectors for HMAC-SHA-256 |
238 | -- from draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-sha-256-01.txt |
239 | - included tests for all OO methods |
240 | |
241 | 2.4 Sat Nov 22 17:10:22 MST 2003 |
242 | - code cleanup |
243 | -- "sha.c" now completely free of #ifdef's |
244 | - modularized all 64-bit (long long) code |
245 | - improved readability of header files |
246 | - simplified logic of "fixdump" utility |
247 | |
248 | 2.3 Wed Nov 19 03:54:31 MST 2003 |
249 | - minor optimizations and code cleanup |
250 | -- improved maintainability by reducing #ifdef's |
251 | -- sha1 transform code now easier to follow |
252 | - streamlined shadump/shaload file format |
253 | -- eliminated special "HQ" entry |
254 | -- state now held in "H" for all transforms |
255 | -- supplied "fixdump" utility to convert old format |
256 | - SHA-384/512 functions now return NULL for no 64-bit operations |
257 | -- previously they were undefined |
258 | -- no longer necessary to use eval's to test for presence |
259 | |
260 | 2.2 Sun Nov 16 01:54:00 MST 2003 |
261 | - optimized the performance of the SHA-1 transform |
262 | -- around 20-30% faster than previous version |
263 | -- achieved by loop unrolling and assignment consolidation |
264 | - enhanced shaload/shadump to allow interaction with stdin/stdout |
265 | -- "$filename" argument now optional |
266 | |
267 | 2.1 Sun Nov 9 03:28:04 MST 2003 |
268 | - simplified data input routines |
269 | -- length argument now optional for byte data |
270 | (special thanks to Jeffrey Friedl for this idea) |
271 | -- interface still compatible with earlier versions |
272 | -- changes will not affect existing client code |
273 | - streamlined underlying C code for easier maintenance |
274 | - provided additional tests for persistent data |
275 | |
276 | 2.0 Sat Nov 1 03:55:36 MST 2003 |
277 | - added functions for HMAC-SHA-1/256/384/512 (FIPS PUB 198) |
278 | - shadump/shaload files now compatible between 32/64-bit machines |
279 | |
280 | 1.01 Sat Oct 25 02:44:55 MST 2003 |
281 | - package now downloads and installs much faster |
282 | - reduced distribution size by 80% |
283 | -- pruned extensive NIST vectors to a useful subset |
284 | -- still possible to test all vectors if desired |
285 | --- see "t/nist/COPYRIGHT" file for details |
286 | - added routines to provide persistent storage of SHA states |
287 | -- shadump() and shaload() |
288 | - reduced runtime of large bitstring tests (gillogly-hard) |
289 | -- illustrates usefulness of shadump()/shaload() |
290 | |
291 | 1.0 Sat Oct 18 17:35:07 MST 2003 |
292 | - documentation fixes |
293 | - code cleanup: no more compiler warnings from gcc -Wall |
294 | - added code to allow reading of intermediate digest state |
295 | -- shahex() prior to shafinish() returns current state |
296 | |
297 | 0.9 Thu Oct 9 20:43:54 MST 2003 |
298 | - version updated to reflect portability check and passing |
299 | of all tests (1401) |
300 | |
301 | 0.01 Wed Oct 8 22:28:05 2003 |
302 | - original version; created by h2xs 1.22 with options |
303 | -x -A -n Digest::SHA sha.h |