diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'security')
| -rw-r--r-- | security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr | 53 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | security/p5-Crypt-RandPasswd/pkg-descr | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | security/p5-MD5/pkg-descr | 64 |
3 files changed, 45 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr b/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr index f7549fbbe0a7..bdc000e69bf3 100644 --- a/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr +++ b/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr @@ -1,36 +1,21 @@ -The Cyrus SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) - -SASL is the Simple Authentication and Security Layer, a method -for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. -To use SASL, a protocol includes a command for identifying and -authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating -protection of subsequent protocol interactions. If its use is -negotiated, a security layer is inserted between the protocol -and the connection. - -FEATURES --------- -The following mechanisms are included in this distribution: -ANONYMOUS -CRAM-MD5 -DIGEST-MD5 -GSSAPI (MIT Kerberos 5 or Heimdal Kerberos 5) -KERBEROS_V4 -PLAIN - -The library can use a Berkeley DB, gdbm or ndbm file on the server -side to store per-user authentication secrets. The utility saslpasswd -has been included for adding authentication secrets to the file. - -PLAIN can either check /etc/passwd, Kerberos V4, use PAM, or the sasl -secrets database. By default PAM is used if PAM is found, then -Kerberos, finally /etc/passwd (non-shadow). This is tweakable in the -configuration file. Please see -"${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/sysadmin.html". - -The sample directory contains two programs which provide a reference -for using the library, as well as making it easy to test a mechanism -on the command line. See "${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/programming.html" -for more information. + This is a port of Cyrus SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer). +SASL is a method for adding authentication support to connection-based +protocols. To use SASL, a protocol includes a command for identifying and +authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating protection of +subsequent protocol interactions. If its use is negotiated, a security layer is +inserted between the protocol and the connection. + The following mechanisms are included in this distribution: ANONYMOUS, +CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI (MIT Kerberos 5 or Heimdal Kerberos 5), KERBEROS_V4 +and PLAIN. + The library can use a Berkeley DB, gdbm or ndbm file on the server side +to store per-user authentication secrets. The utility saslpasswd has been +included for adding authentication secrets to the file. + PLAIN can either check /etc/passwd, Kerberos V4, use PAM, or the sasl +secrets database. By default PAM is used if PAM is found, then Kerberos, +finally /etc/passwd (non-shadow). This is tweakable in the configuration file. +Please see "${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/sysadmin.html". + The sample directory contains two programs which provide a reference for +using the library, as well as making it easy to test a mechanism on the command +line. See "${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/programming.html" for more information. WWW: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/sasl/ diff --git a/security/p5-Crypt-RandPasswd/pkg-descr b/security/p5-Crypt-RandPasswd/pkg-descr index b7cc612c912c..91417d7ae738 100644 --- a/security/p5-Crypt-RandPasswd/pkg-descr +++ b/security/p5-Crypt-RandPasswd/pkg-descr @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ This is an implementation of the Automated Password Generator standard, defined in FIPS Publication 181, "Standard for Automated Password Generator": -http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip181.htm + +WWW: http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip181.htm diff --git a/security/p5-MD5/pkg-descr b/security/p5-MD5/pkg-descr index 90c4febb4fac..71497090f35b 100644 --- a/security/p5-MD5/pkg-descr +++ b/security/p5-MD5/pkg-descr @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -The MD5 module allows you to use the RSA Data Security -Inc. MD5 Message Digest algorithm from within Perl -programs. - -A new MD5 context object is created with the new -operation. Multiple simultaneous digest contexts can be -maintained, if desired. The context is updated with the -add operation which adds the strings contained in the LIST -parameter. Note, however, that add('foo', 'bar'), -add('foo') followed by add('bar') and add('foobar') should -all give the same result. - -The final message digest value is returned by the digest -operation as a 16-byte binary string. This operation -delivers the result of add operations since the last new -or reset operation. Note that the digest operation is -effectively a destructive, read-once operation. Once it -has been performed, the context must be reset before being -used to calculate another digest value. - -Several convenience functions are also provided. The -addfile operation takes an open file-handle and reads it -until end-of file in 1024 byte blocks adding the contents -to the context. The file-handle can either be specified by -name or passed as a type-glob reference, as shown in the -examples below. The hexdigest operation calls digest and -returns the result as a printable string of hexdecimal -digits. This is exactly the same operation as performed by -the unpack operation in the examples below. - -The hash operation can act as either a static member -function (ie you invoke it on the MD5 class as in the -synopsis above) or as a normal virtual function. In both -cases it performs the complete MD5 cycle (reset, add, -digest) on the supplied scalar value. This is convenient -for handling small quantities of data. When invoked on the -class a temporary context is created. When invoked through -an already created context object, this context is used. -The latter form is slightly more efficient. The hexhash -operation is analogous to hexdigest. + The MD5 module allows you to use the RSA Data Security Inc. MD5 Message +Digest algorithm from within Perl programs. + A new MD5 context object is created with the new operation. Multiple +simultaneous digest contexts can be maintained, if desired. The context is +updated with the add operation which adds the strings contained in the LIST +parameter. Note, however, that add('foo', 'bar'), add('foo') followed by +add('bar') and add('foobar') should all give the same result. + The final message digest value is returned by the digest operation as a +16-byte binary string. This operation delivers the result of add operations +since the last new or reset operation. Note that the digest operation is +effectively a destructive, read-once operation. Once it has been performed, the +context must be reset before being used to calculate another digest value. + Several convenience functions are also provided. The addfile operation +takes an open file-handle and reads it until end-of file in 1024 byte blocks +adding the contents to the context. The file-handle can either be specified by +name or passed as a type-glob reference. The hexdigest operation calls digest +and returns the result as a printable string of hexdecimal digits. + The hash operation can act as either a static member function (you +invoke it on the MD5 class) or as a normal virtual function. In both cases it +performs the complete MD5 cycle (reset, add, digest) on the supplied scalar +value. This is convenient for handling small quantities of data. When invoked on +the class a temporary context is created. When invoked through an already +created context object, this context is used. The latter form is slightly more +efficient. The hexhash operation is analogous to hexdigest. |