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Re:It's Dangerous, a Python cryptographic signing module by ebiester on Sunday June 10, 2012 @09:13AM (#4090956)
I always thought the advice against "writing your own" spoke of the algorithm itself, not a library around the algorithm.
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Re:It's Dangerous, a Python cryptographic signing module by Locke1689 on Sunday June 10, 2012 @11:27AM (#4091293)
Nope. Google Keyczar: standard algorithms; still screwed up. You should always use the highest level interface available.
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