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6bc89f92 1Revision history for Perl extension Digest::SHA.
2
cccd5831 35.42 Mon Jul 24 04:04:40 MST 2006
4 - minor code changes suggested by Perl::Critic
5 -- e.g. no bareword filehandles, no 2-argument open's
6 - updated public key (ref. B538C51C)
7 -- previous one (0AF563FE) expired July 2, 2006
8 - added documentation to warn that Base64 digests are NOT padded
9 -- padding must be done by user if interoperability
10 with other software is required
11
84c0b84e 125.41 Sat Jun 3 01:50:46 MST 2006
13 - corrected addfile
14 -- process $file argument as a filehandle unless passed
15 as a SCALAR (which indicates a file name)
16
175.40 Fri Jun 2 04:00:30 MST 2006
18 - modified addfile to accept indirect filehandles
19 -- ref. rt.cpan.org #19627 and #19641
20
215.39 Sun May 28 03:22:24 MST 2006
22 - modified shasum to warn rather than die for file errors
23 -- to follow conventions of GNU sha1sum/md5sum
24
c7e5c266 255.38 Thu May 25 02:02:02 MST 2006
26 - added new capabilities to the "addfile" method
27 -- now able to accept file names as well as handles
28 -- includes mode for portable digest calculation
29 -- thanks to Adam Kennedy for emails and ideas
30 ref. File::LocalizeNewlines
31 - used expanded addfile interface to simplify shasum (sumfile)
32 -- regex a tad less general than 5.37, but handles all
33 known newline variants in UNIX/Windows/MacOS
34 - enhanced WARNING messages from shasum checkfile processing
35 -- to mimic behavior of md5sum
36
dcbcf62d 375.37 Mon May 8 04:30:09 MST 2006
38 - modified shasum to avoid file slurping (ref. sub sumfile)
39 - improved error handling of checksum files in shasum
40 -- to better mimic the behavior of md5sum
41 - refined line-break regex in shasum (ref. sub sumfile)
42 -- catches multiple CR's preceding LF
43 thanks to Gisle Aas for suggested patch
44 - changed loop vars to signed int's in shadump (ref. src/sha.c)
45 -- to prevent type mismatch warnings
46
128cbdba 475.36 Mon May 8 01:38:36 MST 2006
48 - fixed the "portable" option in shasum
49 -- normalize line-breaks in text files only
50
515.35 Thu May 4 16:54:42 MST 2006
52 - added "portable" option to shasum
53 -- to make digests match across Windows/Unix/MacOS
54 - enabled bundling of shasum command line options
55 -- to mimic behavior of md5sum
56 - removed \r's from text files in t/nist directory
57 -- resolves SIGNATURE clashes (rt.cpan.org #18983)
58 - changed suffix on SHA64_MAX (src/sha.h) to ULL
59 -- eliminates gcc warnings (rt.cpan.org #18988)
60 - specified minimum Perl version for module and Makefile.PL
61 -- closes rt.cpan.org #18984
62
77d2a621 635.34 Thu Feb 2 18:55:40 MST 2006
64 - removed Unix-style pathnames in test scripts
65 -- causing problems on OpenVMS
66 -- thanks to Steve Peters for patch
67 - included latest version of Perl Portability header (ppport.h)
68 - added PERL_CORE check to test scripts
69 -- allows module to be built into Perl distribution
70
6bc89f92 715.32 Fri Dec 2 02:32:20 MST 2005
72 - added POD section to shasum script
73 -- thanks to Gunnar Wolf for patch
74 - made minor code changes to silence compiler warnings
75 -- resulting from signed/unsigned integer mixing
76 - inserted code in test scripts for POD checking
77 -- to recover gracefully if Test::More isn't installed
78
795.31 Mon Sep 5 00:52:42 MST 2005
80 - added standard tests for pod and pod-coverage checking
81 - inserted subtest to check for failure when using
82 unrecognized SHA algorithm
83
845.30 Sat Aug 20 16:46:08 MST 2005
85 - updated docs with recent NIST statement on SHA-1
86 -- advises use of larger and stronger hash functions
87 (i.e. SHA-224/256/384/512) for new developments
88
895.29 Sun Aug 14 04:48:34 MST 2005
90 - added explicit casts in "shaload" routine (ref. "ldvals")
91 -- thanks to E. Allen Smith for pointing out SGI compiler
92 warnings on IPxx-irix platforms
93 - updated docs with cautionary note about SHA-1
94
955.28 Wed Nov 10 15:33:20 MST 2004
96 - provided more flexible formatting of SHA state files
97 -- entries may now contain embedded whitespace
98 for improved readability
99 - minor code cleanups
100
1015.27 Sun Oct 24 02:54:00 MST 2004
102 - minor code cleanups
103 -- reduces size of dump files for SHA-1/224/256
104
1055.26 Thu Oct 7 14:52:00 MST 2004
106 - streamlined distribution
107 -- reduced NIST vector tests from 200 to 20
108 -- former number was overkill
109 -- distro now downloads and builds more quickly
110 - rewrote SYNOPSIS sections in pod file
111 - made additional tweaks to t/8-shasum.t for portability
112 - cleaned up test scripts
113
1145.25 Sun Sep 12 18:48:00 MST 2004
115 - removed non-essential test script
116 -- t/8-shasum.t causes problems on sparc64-linux
117 - reverted to using eval "require $module" in shasum
118
1195.24 Sun Sep 12 02:50:18 MST 2004
120 - modified shasum to use barewords in "require" statements
121 -- ref. perl.cpan.testers (157305)
122
1235.23 Thu Sep 9 23:06:18 MST 2004
124 - corrected bug in test script
125 -- use blib when invoking perl as an external
126 command in t/8-shasum.t
127
1285.22 Tue Sep 7 19:12:40 MST 2004
129 - broadened SHA-384/512 support
130 -- to compilers with no ULLONG_MAX in limits.h
131 -- e.g IBM C (xlC 6.0.0) on AIX 4.3.3
132 -- thanks to Chris Carey for suggestions
133 and technical expertise
134 - improved use of static storage class in transforms
135 -- detection of Intel arch. now done in Makefile.PL
136 -- NB: static not used if compiling for thread safety
137 - minor changes to documentation
138
1395.21 Mon Aug 23 04:02:00 MST 2004
140 - removed 64-bit constant expressions from #if statements
141 -- ref. src/sha.h (lines 55, 58, and 61)
142 -- even if compiler supports long long's, preprocessor
143 may use long's when evaluating expressions
144 - improved test script for "shasum" (t/8-shasum.t)
145 -- exercises check file option (-c)
146
1475.20 Sun Aug 15 04:24:48 MST 2004
148 - introduced "shasum" script
149 -- mimics the usage and behavior of "md5sum"
150 -- adds "-a" option to select SHA algorithm
151 -- for help, just type "shasum -h"
152
1535.10 Fri Aug 6 02:04:38 MST 2004
154 - simplified module documentation
155 -- made it consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl docs
156
1575.03 Sat Jul 31 00:00:48 MST 2004
158 - corrected HMAC-SHA-384/512 bug (cpan #7181, Adam Woodbury)
159 -- code was using hardwired blocksize for SHA-1/256
160 -- ref. src/hmac.c, src/hmac.h
161
1625.02 Thu Jul 29 02:48:00 MST 2004
163 - updated documentation and "dump-load.t" test script
164 -- to be consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl
165 - included a SIGNATURE file
166 -- for stronger authentication of module contents
167 -- ref. Module::Signature on CPAN
168 - corrected embarrassing misspelling in docs
169 -- apologies to Gisle Aas
170
1715.01 Fri May 21 13:08:12 MST 2004
172 - check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()"
173 -- prevents intermittent cleanup errors during
174 global object destruction
175
1765.00 Fri May 14 04:45:00 MST 2004
177 - minor documentation fixes
178 - restored classical style of version numbering (X.YZ)
179 -- previous X.Y.Z style caused installation difficulties
180 when using CPANPLUS
181
1824.3.3 Wed May 5 00:30:40 MST 2004
183 - fixed bug in "strto64()" function
184 -- caused problems in state files with CR/LF pairs
185 -- thanks to Martin Thurn for testing support
186
1874.3.2 Wed Apr 28 03:56:00 MST 2004
188 - added Makefile.PL options
189 -- thread-safety: -t
190 -- exclude 384/512 support: -x
191 -- e.g. perl Makefile.PL -t
192 - temporarily suppress dump/load tests for SHA-384/512
193 -- pending clarification of problem on sun4u sparc
194
1954.3.1 Thu Mar 4 02:54:00 MST 2004
196 - removed unused functions from XS file
197 -- reduces size of compiled objects
198 - simplified implementation of Digest::SHA object
199 -- now a blessed SHAPtr ref instead of blessed array ref
200 -- results in slight speed-up of OO operations
201 - streamlined underlying C source
202 -- used macros to consolidate repetitive code
203 - rewrote test scripts to depend on Test rather than Test::More
204 -- allows module to be checked in minimal Perl environments
205 - added compilation option for thread-safety
206 -- overrides use of static arrays
207
2084.3.0 Sat Feb 7 02:58:00 MST 2004
209 - included SHA-384/512 support if using Microsoft C/C++
210 -- uses MSVC's __int64 in place of "long long"
211 - enhanced portability and efficiency on diverse platforms
212 -- automatically sets up optimal types for 32/64-bit ops
213 - improved test scripts for better reporting
214 -- many thanks to Alex Muntada for helpful suggestions
215
2164.2.2 Sat Jan 31 17:10:20 MST 2004
217 - repaired 32-bit SHA operations for 8-byte longs
218
2194.2.1 Sat Jan 24 00:56:54 MST 2004
220 - modified I/O and memory management in underlying C code
221 -- uses Perl libraries when compiled as CPAN module
222 -- otherwise defaults to ANSI C libraries
223 -- bypasses problems in MSWin multi-threaded Perls
224 -- avoids "Free to wrong pool" error
225 -- special thanks to Robert Gilmour and Brian Gladman
226 for technical guidance and testing
227
2284.2.0 Sat Dec 27 16:08:00 MST 2003
229 - added support for recently-announced SHA-224 algorithm
230 -- ref. FIPS 180-2 Change Notice 1
231 -- also includes HMAC-SHA-224
232
2334.1.0 Thu Dec 25 00:58:00 MST 2003
234 - repaired "nist-vectors" test scripts for MSWin32 portability
235 -- use binmode for data files
236
2374.0.9 Wed Dec 24 02:58:22 MST 2003
238 - use canonical file specs in test scripts
239 -- enhances portability across different OSes
240 - modify type declarations of objects in XS file
241 -- re-declare as (SV *) and cast to (AV *) SvRV(self)
242 -- in response to AVPtr problem on MSWin32
243
2444.0.8 Thu Dec 18 23:32:00 MST 2003
245 - inherits from Digest::base if installed
246 -- also checks for MIME::Base64
247 -- still fully-functional if neither are installed
248 - added buffer overflow protection in underlying C code
249 -- ref. shahex() and shabase64() routines
250 -- prior code appeared impossible to exploit, but ...
251 -- better safe than sorry
252 -- does not impact runtime efficiency
253 - minor code cleanup
254
2554.0.7 Sat Dec 13 00:48:24 MST 2003
256 - check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()"
257 -- was causing cleanup err during global destruction
258
2594.0.6 Thu Dec 11 02:18:00 MST 2003
260 - more optimization and streamlining
261 -- a bit faster on non-big-endians (e.g. Intel)
262 - rewrote time-critical functions and methods in XS
263 - removed unused C functions from source files
264
2654.0.5 Sat Dec 6 00:02:24 MST 2003
266 - performance optimizations
267 -- rewrote "add" method in XS
268 -- unrolled loops in sha256 transform
269
2704.0.4 Thu Dec 4 00:07:00 MST 2003
271 - made Digest::SHA into a self-contained module
272 -- no longer depends on Digest::base
273 -- more convenient for users
274 -- no need to install Digest:: module
275
2764.0.3 Wed Dec 3 00:01:20 MST 2003
277 - Digest::SHA now a subclass of Digest::base
278 -- inherits hexdigest/b64digest/addfile methods
279 - added "hashsize" method
280 - removed old "shaopen()/shawrite()/..." legacy code
281 -- in favor of standard, streamlined OO interface
282 - renamed test vector files from NIST
283 -- prevents problems on 8+3 filesystems
284 - added test for Dave Ireland's SHA-256 vector
285
2864.0.0 Sat Nov 29 21:14:09 MST 2003
287 - major streamlining of interface (hence, major version change)
288 -- coordinated with Gisle Aas and J. Duque
289 -- goal is to produce a single SHA module
290 -- adheres to OO and functional styles of Digest::
291 -- greatly reduces the number of interface functions
292 -- old functions still supported
293 -- use Digest::SHA ':legacy'
294 -- will be deprecated in near future
295 - rewrote all test scripts to match new interface
296 -- very easy to modify all 281 tests
297 -- old interface maps cleanly to new one
298
2993.0 Wed Nov 26 05:02:34 MST 2003
300 - added functions that conform to Digest:: interface
301 -- both functional and OO styles
302 -- byte-oriented data only
303 -- continue to support original interface as well
304 -- necessary for bit-oriented data
305 - supplied formal test vectors for HMAC-SHA-256
306 -- from draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-sha-256-01.txt
307 - included tests for all OO methods
308
3092.4 Sat Nov 22 17:10:22 MST 2003
310 - code cleanup
311 -- "sha.c" now completely free of #ifdef's
312 - modularized all 64-bit (long long) code
313 - improved readability of header files
314 - simplified logic of "fixdump" utility
315
3162.3 Wed Nov 19 03:54:31 MST 2003
317 - minor optimizations and code cleanup
318 -- improved maintainability by reducing #ifdef's
319 -- sha1 transform code now easier to follow
320 - streamlined shadump/shaload file format
321 -- eliminated special "HQ" entry
322 -- state now held in "H" for all transforms
323 -- supplied "fixdump" utility to convert old format
324 - SHA-384/512 functions now return NULL for no 64-bit operations
325 -- previously they were undefined
326 -- no longer necessary to use eval's to test for presence
327
3282.2 Sun Nov 16 01:54:00 MST 2003
329 - optimized the performance of the SHA-1 transform
330 -- around 20-30% faster than previous version
331 -- achieved by loop unrolling and assignment consolidation
332 - enhanced shaload/shadump to allow interaction with stdin/stdout
333 -- "$filename" argument now optional
334
3352.1 Sun Nov 9 03:28:04 MST 2003
336 - simplified data input routines
337 -- length argument now optional for byte data
338 (special thanks to Jeffrey Friedl for this idea)
339 -- interface still compatible with earlier versions
340 -- changes will not affect existing client code
341 - streamlined underlying C code for easier maintenance
342 - provided additional tests for persistent data
343
3442.0 Sat Nov 1 03:55:36 MST 2003
345 - added functions for HMAC-SHA-1/256/384/512 (FIPS PUB 198)
346 - shadump/shaload files now compatible between 32/64-bit machines
347
3481.01 Sat Oct 25 02:44:55 MST 2003
349 - package now downloads and installs much faster
350 - reduced distribution size by 80%
351 -- pruned extensive NIST vectors to a useful subset
352 -- still possible to test all vectors if desired
353 --- see "t/nist/COPYRIGHT" file for details
354 - added routines to provide persistent storage of SHA states
355 -- shadump() and shaload()
356 - reduced runtime of large bitstring tests (gillogly-hard)
357 -- illustrates usefulness of shadump()/shaload()
358
3591.0 Sat Oct 18 17:35:07 MST 2003
360 - documentation fixes
361 - code cleanup: no more compiler warnings from gcc -Wall
362 - added code to allow reading of intermediate digest state
363 -- shahex() prior to shafinish() returns current state
364
3650.9 Thu Oct 9 20:43:54 MST 2003
366 - version updated to reflect portability check and passing
367 of all tests (1401)
368
3690.01 Wed Oct 8 22:28:05 2003
370 - original version; created by h2xs 1.22 with options
371 -x -A -n Digest::SHA sha.h