What I don't understand why most crypto libraries are then implemented in an inherently unsafe language. I feel something like the secure subset of Ada would have been much more apropriate.
Because to be usable it needs to be fast (and portable), and for a long time those constraints basically meant C - possibly not any more.
But let's not kid ourselves, reimplementing a library the size of OpenSSL in a new language, or even the same one, is not a trivial matter. We're talking about a $10m+ investment, who's going to pay?
phpnode|12 years ago
But let's not kid ourselves, reimplementing a library the size of OpenSSL in a new language, or even the same one, is not a trivial matter. We're talking about a $10m+ investment, who's going to pay?