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Does the OpenSSL library allow/plan for an Rust reimplementation (possibly side-by-side for a while) of the C bits? Seems that would be best practice - assuming

• bluejekyll 11y ago
  In theory that's just copying the Rust bridge code and using that as the frontend API for a rewrite. So yes it's possible, you "just" need to rewrite the rust-openssl-sys library. I think the hesitation there is that everyone has gotten it beaten into your head that writing new crypto libraries is dangerous. It's probably safer to use a library that has tons of eyes on it, but at some point we should do it.
  • jononor 11y ago
    Problem is that if this is not considered beforehand, one might create APIs which are very hard/tedious to replicate without the old/legacy implementation. But maybe for openssl staying close to the original API is useful, then one could maybe put a C API on top and use it also outside Rust.