Add caveats section in the doc of crypto #3479
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Add description of user responsibility in the choice of cypto algorithms and its key length. Some of recommendations for the safer use are also described.
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"... that are considered to be too weak for safe use."
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Looks good in general but a few nits. |
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@jasnell Thanks. I revised the doc and add a commit. |
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"And the API also allows the use of ciphers and hashes with a" (replace to with the)
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Thank you @shigeki ... just a few more I promise ;-). It's great that these recommendations are being updated! |
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LGTM! Thanks @shigeki ! |
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@indutny ... any feedback before I land? |
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@indutny ... ping? |
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Add description of user responsibility in the choice of cypto algorithms and its key length. Some of recommendations for the safer use are also described. PR-URL: #3479 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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This is originally from nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#25564.
This adds caveats section in the crypto api documentation to notify users of the risks of weak algorithms and small keys and revises examples to use safe ones.
Fix: #3406