[xmlsec] MS Crypto API support

[Aleksey Sanin]

Hi, Olger!

First of all, you probably want to use the new library version that has 
an abiliy
to support any crypto library in runtime. Application can load any 
xmlsec-<crypto>
library (and actualy, it can load more than one such a library).

As you correctly pointed out, there is not much documentation for new 
crypto
libraries support. But these links should be useful:
      
       http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/design-overview.html
       http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/api/images/signature-structure.png
       http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/api/images/encryption-structure.png

Basicaly, you need to implement three things:
    1) xmlSecCryptoApp*** functions (hi-level functions used in xmlsec 
command line utility
         and in other applications);
    2) crypto transforms (HMAC, SHA1, DES,....)
    3) crypto key data (RSA, DSA,....)

I guess, the first step would be to copy either gnutls or nss folders in 
src/ and include/xmlsec/,
replacing GnuTLS-->MsCrypto everywhere, removing all GnuTLS include 
files and
try to compile.  And I would be happy to answer your questions :)


Aleksey

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Olger Warnier wrote:

> Hello to all of the list,
>  
> After some wandering through the list, I found some details on the 
> support for different crypto libraries.
> The MS CryptoAPI seems not supported (yet) so I am planning on writing 
> the integration if someone could help me out a little on the way this 
> should be done. The structure seems to support compiletime support for 
> the use of another crypto backend. (is support planned for runtime 
> loaded libraries (dlopen and so on) ?
> I am wondering what the list of functions is I should map/support to 
> get it to work. (the website documentation doesn't tell a lot on this 
> matter yet). I am planning to use the mscryptoapi as define and 
> directory. If people have pointers/ideas please let me know.
>  
> Kind Regards,
>  
> Olger
>