Bug#551007: please add ripemd160 digest to libnet-ssleay-perl

[Daniel Kahn Gillmor]

Package: libnet-ssleay-perl
Tags: patch
Severity: wishlist

hey good folks behind Net::SSLeay in debian--

there's currently no good ripemd160 implementation available in perl in
debian that i know of (and Crypt::RIPEMD160 has dubious licensing
issues).  For various reasons, it'd be nice to be able to calculate
RIPEMD160 digests in perl.

libnet-ssleay already exports MD2, MD4, and MD5 from OpenSSL.  It's
pretty straightforward to extend this to include RIPEMD160.

I've attached a patch that WorksForMe™, including test cases and a note
in the QuickRef documentation.  I'd be happy for review (and inclusion
upstream, if there's any interest -- it's licensed under the same terms
as Net::SSLeay itself, if you feel that's relevant).

Also, i'm part of the pkg-perl group, so i believe i actually have
commit access.  So I could commit this change myself, but i'd rather
make sure that other folks are OK with it before i blunder ahead.

Any suggestions for or objections to this patch?

Thanks,

	--dkg
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