[PATCH 04/10] command: add generic digest command

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 12:49 Mon 16 Mar     , Jan Lübbe wrote:
> On Mo, 2015-03-16 at 11:15 +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
> wrote:
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(digest)
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Calculate a digest over a FILE or a memory
> > area.")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-a <algo>\t",  "digest to use")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-k <key>\t",  "key as text")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-K <file>\t",  "key file")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-s <sig>\t",  "digest")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-S <file>\t",  "digest flie")
> > +BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
> 
> We're mixing different terms here: digest and signature
> 
> Signature is usually used in the context of public key crypto, digest is
> mostly used with for hashes. The command uses both interchangeably.
> 
> How about:
> -a <algo>	hash or signature algorithm to use
> -k <key>	use supplied <key> (ASCII or hex) for MAC
> -K <file>	use key from <file> (binary) for MAC
> -v <hex>	verify data against supplied <hex> (hash, MAC or signature)
> -V <file>	verify data against <file> (hash, MAC or signature)

good for me

Best Regards,
J.
> 
> Regards,
> Jan
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