1Revision history for Perl extension Digest::SHA.
2
36.02  Fri Apr 20 16:25:30 MST 2018
4	- silenced compiler warnings from VS2017
5		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #124477
6		-- thanks to Sergey Aleynikov for diagnostics
7	- modified addfile to return error when given a directory name
8		-- makes behavior consistent with GNU coreutils shaXsum
9		-- thanks to Scott Baker for pointing this out
10
116.01  Mon Dec 25 00:08:08 MST 2017
12	- added "--ignore-missing" and "--strict" options to shasum
13		-- consistent with GNU coreutils
14		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #123897
15	- removed PERL_CORE preambles from test scripts
16		-- preambles no longer needed for core testing
17		-- thanks to Chris Williams for patch
18		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #123863
19
206.00  Fri Dec  8 22:44:44 MST 2017
21	- added "tag" option (BSD-style checksums) to shasum
22		-- consistent with GNU sha1sum, sha224sum, etc.
23		-- thanks to Christopher Tubbs for suggestion
24	- modified SHA.pm to use XSLoader
25		-- falls back to DynaLoader if necessary
26	- decoupled Digest::SHA and Digest::SHA::PurePerl
27		-- scripts/tests in each module now fully independent
28		-- Digest::SHA::PurePerl to be phased out eventually
29			-- past versions will remain available
30
315.98  Wed Oct  4 00:40:02 MST 2017
32	- removed "portable" mode from shasum and addfile
33		-- rarely used, mostly in outdated systems
34		-- potentially confusing features (e.g. \r\r\n -> \n)
35		-- Universal Newlines mode (-U) a much cleaner approach
36			-- mimics Universal Newlines in Python
37	- shasum now uses Digest::SHA explicitly
38		-- no longer loads Digest::SHA::PurePerl as an option
39			-- hence no need for -R switch
40		-- Digest::SHA::PurePerl has its own shasum: shasumpp
41
425.97  Wed Sep  6 02:23:02 MST 2017
43	- added 'quiet' option to shasum
44		-- thanks to Chris David for suggestion and initial patch
45		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #122750
46	- expanded shasum --help message
47		-- to explain use of escaped FILE names
48
495.96  Wed Jul 27 20:04:34 MST 2016
50	- prevented shasum from possibly running malicious code
51		-- remove '.' from @INC before module loading
52		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #116513
53	- namespace cleanup (ref. rt.cpan.org #105371 and #105372)
54	- minor code and documentation tweaks
55
565.95  Sat Jan 10 12:15:36 MST 2015
57	- modified the bit-ordering test (ref. t/bitorder.t)
58		-- supplied directory-change preamble for CORE builds
59
605.94  Sat Jan 10 00:45:28 MST 2015
61	- added support for threaded builds
62		-- PERL_GET_NO_CONTEXT, pTHX_, aTHX_, etc.
63		-- employed 'const' storage class where possible
64		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #101260
65	- simplified shabits() routine (bitwise input buffering)
66		-- slightly less efficient but easier to understand
67		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #101344
68	- minor documentation tweaks and additions
69
705.93  Sun Oct 26 06:00:48 MST 2014
71	- corrected alignment problem in SHA struct (src/sha.h)
72		-- thanks to H. Merijn Brand and J. Hietaniemi for
73			analysis and suggested patch
74	- provided workaround in t/methods.t for unreliable -T test
75		-- Some Perl 5.8's mistake text for binary
76
775.92  Sun Jun  1 00:15:44 MST 2014
78	- fixed reserved-word clash when compiling with C++
79		-- use 'classname' instead of 'class'
80			-- ref. SHA.xs (rt.cpan.org #96090)
81	- silenced MSC compiler warning about signed/unsigned comparison
82		-- ref. SHA.xs (rt.cpan.org #95830)
83
845.91  Fri May 16 10:21:44 MST 2014
85	- restored original 'addfile' for use on opened file handles
86		-- allows callbacks in place of actual files
87			-- ref. IO::Callback (rt.cpan.org #95643)
88	- re-established inheritance from Digest::base
89		-- to pick up future Digest enhancements automatically
90	- cleaned up documentation
91
925.90  Wed May  7 07:57:08 MST 2014
93	- consolidated all dynamic memory allocation into XSUBs
94		-- streamlines referencing of SHA objects
95		-- simplifies DESTROYing of objects
96	- enhanced Makefile.PL to allow 'use warnings'
97		-- automatically reverts to $^W for early Perls
98	- scrubbed C and Perl code to remove all compiler warnings
99
1005.89  Sat Apr 19 05:14:48 MST 2014
101	- added universal newlines mode ("U") to addfile and shasum
102		-- based on Python Universal Newlines concept
103			-- newlines identical across MacOS, DOS, and UNIX
104		-- will deprecate portable mode ("p") in future
105			-- "U" mode is cleaner and more efficient
106	- enhanced performance
107		-- reduced number of dynamic memory allocations
108		-- sped up addfile method with use of C code
109			-- ref. SHA.xs (_addfilebin and _addfileuniv)
110	- eliminated experimental -M option in favor of new -R option
111		-- reverses order of digest module preference
112		-- undocumented: for test and development use only
113	- sealed memory leak in SHA.xs
114		-- arose only with SvPVbyte exceptions during eval
115	- patched inheritence bug (ref: rt.cpan.org #94830)
116		-- use sv_isobject/sv_derived_from instead of sv_isa
117	- added 'allocated' flag to SHA structure (ref. src/sha.h)
118		-- to guard against Perl double frees
119
1205.88  Mon Mar 17 08:46:10 MST 2014
121	- added OUTPUT clause in SHA.xs to silence compiler warning
122		-- ref. shaclose()
123	- changed text file test (-T) to act on filehandles
124		-- ref. addfile portable mode
125		-- improves consistency when reading from STDIN
126		-- still must act on filenames for early Perls (< 5.6)
127	- added -M and -V options to shasum
128		-- undocumented: for development and testing use only
129
1305.87  Mon Feb 17 16:42:02 MST 2014
131	- simplified capture of intermediate SHA states
132		-- can now be done via strings (ref. getstate/putstate)
133		-- substantially reduces size of src/sha.c
134	- tightened code in SHA.xs
135		-- added sv_isa checks when invoking methods
136
1375.86  Thu Jan 30 08:24:28 MST 2014
138	- improved the performance of hexadecimal output functions
139		-- ref. 'shahex' in src/sha.c
140		-- thanks to Thomas Drugeon for ideas and test script
141
1425.85  Wed Jun 26 04:05:26 MST 2013
143	- workaround for repeated calls to shaclose (ref. Bug #86295)
144		-- need to explicitly reset internal pointer to NULL
145			ref. shaclose() in SHA.xs
146	- corrected typos in shasum script
147		-- ref. Bug #85430
148
1495.84  Sat Mar  9 17:36:08 MST 2013
150	- untweaked Makefile.PL to remove dependencies of SHA.c
151		-- dependencies were breaking builds on VMS
152		-- retaining dependencies provides too little benefit
153			for cost of portable workaround
154
1555.83  Mon Mar  4 08:12:00 MST 2013
156	- removed code for standalone C operation (no longer used)
157		-- eliminates need for external symbols
158		-- consolidates SHA and HMAC code
159		-- reduces size of object files
160		-- thanks to Marc Lehmann for suggestions
161	- tweaked Makefile.PL to show dependencies of SHA.c
162
1635.82  Thu Jan 24 04:54:12 MST 2013
164	- introduced workaround to SvPVbyte bug in Perl 5.6
165		-- module behavior now consistent under all Perls 5.6+
166			-- ref: new test script t/unicode.t
167		-- SHA routines now always croak on wide chars (5.6+)
168	- removed "static" message schedules from C code
169		-- default "auto" is now just as fast
170		-- thread-safe option (-t) no longer necessary
171			-- still allowed, but ignored
172		-- simplifies source and header files
173			-- eliminates SHA_STO_CLASS and SHA_THREAD_SAFE
174			-- ref. Bug #82784
175		-- thanks to Steve Hay for initial patch
176	- provided documentation to describe Unicode handling
177		-- ref: Bug #82378
178	- updated documentation of NIST statement on SHA-1
179
1805.81  Mon Jan 14 05:17:08 MST 2013
181	- corrected load subroutine (SHA.pm) to prevent double-free
182		-- Bug #82655: Security issue - segfault
183		-- thanks to Victor Efimov and Nicholas Clark
184			for technical expertise and suggestions
185
1865.80  Mon Dec 10 14:15:26 MST 2012
187	- obtained noticeable speedup on Intel/gcc
188		-- by setting -O1 and -fomit-frame-pointer
189		-- SHA-1 about 63% faster, SHA-2 improves 11-20%
190
1915.74  Sat Nov 24 03:10:18 MST 2012
192	- handle wide-string input by converting to bytes first
193		-- viz. use SvPVbyte instead of SvPV in SHA.xs
194		-- thanks to Eric Brine for summary and code
195
1965.73  Wed Oct 31 04:32:44 MST 2012
197	- provided workaround for DEC compiler bug (ref. Makefile.PL)
198
1995.72  Mon Sep 24 15:22:08 MST 2012
200	- adjusted module installation directory for later Perls
201		-- As of 5.11 Perl searches 'site' first, so use that
202			-- ref. INSTALLDIRS in Makefile.PL
203		-- thanks to Robert Sedlacek for patch
204
2055.71  Wed Feb 29 04:06:10 MST 2012
206	- prevented $! from getting clobbered in _bail() routine
207		-- thanks to Zefram for patch
208	- added example of BITS mode usage to shasum documentation
209
2105.70  Wed Dec 14 02:32:10 MST 2011
211	- added BITS mode to addfile method and shasum
212		-- partial-byte inputs now possible via files/STDIN
213		-- allows shasum to check all 8074 NIST Msg vectors
214			-- previously required special programming
215
2165.63  Tue Nov  8 02:36:42 MST 2011
217	- added code to allow very large data inputs all at once
218		-- previously limited to several hundred MB at a time
219		-- many thanks to Thomas Drugeon for his elegant patch
220	- removed outdated reference URLs from several test scripts
221		-- these URLs aren't essential, and often go stale
222		-- thanks to Leon Brocard for spotting this
223			-- ref. rt.cpan.org #68740
224
2255.62  Sat May 14 04:00:34 MST 2011
226	- removed unnecessary loading of MIME::Base64 module
227		-- thanks to dolmen for pointing this out
228
2295.61  Wed Mar  9 05:26:36 MST 2011
230	- corrected bug in 'algorithm' method
231	- fixed -x option in Makefile.PL
232		-- not often used since it deliberately excludes
233			all 64-bit SHA transforms
234	- addressed minor documentation oversights
235
2365.60  Thu Mar  3 05:26:42 MST 2011
237	- added new SHA-512/224 and SHA-512/256 transforms
238		-- ref. NIST Draft FIPS 180-4 (February 2011)
239	- simplified shasum by removing duplicative text
240	- improved efficiency of Addfile
241		-- expensive -T test now occurs only in portable mode
242
2435.50  Tue Dec 14 06:20:08 MST 2010
244	- adopted convention that '-' always means STDIN
245		-- actual filename '-' accessed as './-'
246		-- accords with behavior of sha1sum/md5sum
247	- corrected undefined subroutine oversight in shasum
248		-- inadvertent migration of _bail() from SHA.pm
249
2505.49  Sun Dec 12 07:22:04 MST 2010
251	- modified Addfile to accept all POSIX filenames
252		-- standard allows all characters except NUL and '/'
253	- updated shasum to more closely mimic sha1sum/md5sum
254		-- added "backslash processing" to handle newlines
255			and backslashes in filenames
256		-- now accepts all POSIX filenames via Addfile
257		-- thanks to Sean Burke for identifying edge cases
258
2595.48  Mon Jan  4 16:32:52 MST 2010
260	- fixed "shasum -a0" option (ref. rt.cpan.org #53319)
261		-- incorrectly accepted 0 as a valid algorithm
262			-- thanks to Zefram for patch
263	- updated URL for NIST test vectors
264		-- ref. files t/nistbit.t, t/nistbyte.t
265			-- thanks to Leon Brocard for patch
266
2675.47  Wed Apr 30 04:00:54 MST 2008
268	- modified Makefile.PL to install in core for Perls >= 5.10
269		-- thanks to Jerry Hedden for patch
270	- changed from #include <> to #include "" in SHA.xs
271		-- some platforms not able to find SHA source files
272			-- thanks to Alexandr Ciornii for testing
273	- moved .pm file to appropriate lib directory
274	- minor addition to META.yml
275
2765.46  Wed Apr  9 05:04:00 MST 2008
277	- modified Addfile to recognize leading and trailing
278		whitespace in filenames (ref. rt.cpan.org #34690)
279	- minor C source code modification (ref. hmac.c)
280	- use const in sha.c for clean builds with -Wwrite-strings
281		-- thanks to Robin Barker for patch
282
2835.45  Tue Jun 26 02:36:00 MST 2007
284	- extended portability to earlier Perls
285		-- works on Perl 5.003 and later
286		-- thanks to Jim Doble for testing on legacy platforms
287	- updated META.yml to conform to current META spec (1.3)
288	- minor documentation fixes
289
2905.44  Sat Oct 14 00:42:44 MST 2006
291	- removed SIGNATURE file from distribution
292		-- spurious errors from CPANPLUS can break build
293	- eliminated ppport.h header file
294		-- significantly reduces size of distribution
295	- modified C functions in src/hmac.c to use ANSI prototypes
296		-- thanks to Jarkko Hietaniemi for patch
297
2985.43  Sat Aug  5 02:36:18 MST 2006
299	- undid Perl Best Practice of favoring 3-argument "open"
300		-- 3-arg version uses different semantics for "-"
301			causing bugs in addfile and shasum
302	- modified underlying C functions to use ANSI prototypes
303		-- requested by Steve Hay (ref. Smoke [5.9.4] 28630)
304		-- K&R style was causing numerous warnings from
305			Borland compiler
306
3075.42  Mon Jul 24 04:04:40 MST 2006
308	- minor code changes suggested by Perl::Critic
309		-- e.g. no bareword filehandles, no 2-argument open's
310	- updated public key (ref. B538C51C)
311		-- previous one (0AF563FE) expired July 2, 2006
312	- added documentation to warn that Base64 digests are NOT padded
313		-- padding must be done by user if interoperability
314			with other software is required
315
3165.41  Sat Jun  3 01:50:46 MST 2006
317	- corrected addfile
318		-- process $file argument as a filehandle unless passed
319			as a SCALAR (which indicates a file name)
320
3215.40  Fri Jun  2 04:00:30 MST 2006
322	- modified addfile to accept indirect filehandles
323		-- ref. rt.cpan.org #19627 and #19641
324
3255.39  Sun May 28 03:22:24 MST 2006
326	- modified shasum to warn rather than die for file errors
327		-- to follow conventions of GNU sha1sum/md5sum
328
3295.38  Thu May 25 02:02:02 MST 2006
330	- added new capabilities to the "addfile" method
331		-- now able to accept file names as well as handles
332		-- includes mode for portable digest calculation
333			-- thanks to Adam Kennedy for emails and ideas
334				ref. File::LocalizeNewlines
335	- used expanded addfile interface to simplify shasum (sumfile)
336		-- regex a tad less general than 5.37, but handles all
337			known newline variants in UNIX/Windows/MacOS
338	- enhanced WARNING messages from shasum checkfile processing
339		-- to mimic behavior of md5sum
340
3415.37  Mon May  8 04:30:09 MST 2006
342	- modified shasum to avoid file slurping (ref. sub sumfile)
343	- improved error handling of checksum files in shasum
344		-- to better mimic the behavior of md5sum
345	- refined line-break regex in shasum (ref. sub sumfile)
346		-- catches multiple CR's preceding LF
347			thanks to Gisle Aas for suggested patch
348	- changed loop vars to signed int's in shadump (ref. src/sha.c)
349		-- to prevent type mismatch warnings
350
3515.36  Mon May  8 01:38:36 MST 2006
352	- fixed the "portable" option in shasum
353		-- normalize line-breaks in text files only
354
3555.35  Thu May  4 16:54:42 MST 2006
356	- added "portable" option to shasum
357		-- to make digests match across Windows/Unix/MacOS
358	- enabled bundling of shasum command line options
359		-- to mimic behavior of md5sum
360	- removed \r's from text files in t/nist directory
361		-- resolves SIGNATURE clashes (rt.cpan.org #18983)
362	- changed suffix on SHA64_MAX (src/sha.h) to ULL
363		-- eliminates gcc warnings (rt.cpan.org #18988)
364	- specified minimum Perl version for module and Makefile.PL
365		-- closes rt.cpan.org #18984
366
3675.34  Thu Feb  2 18:55:40 MST 2006
368	- removed Unix-style pathnames in test scripts
369		-- causing problems on OpenVMS
370		-- thanks to Steve Peters for patch
371	- included latest version of Perl Portability header (ppport.h)
372	- added PERL_CORE check to test scripts
373		-- allows module to be built into Perl distribution
374
3755.32  Fri Dec  2 02:32:20 MST 2005
376	- added POD section to shasum script
377		-- thanks to Gunnar Wolf for patch
378	- made minor code changes to silence compiler warnings
379		-- resulting from signed/unsigned integer mixing
380	- inserted code in test scripts for POD checking
381		-- to recover gracefully if Test::More isn't installed
382
3835.31  Mon Sep  5 00:52:42 MST 2005
384	- added standard tests for pod and pod-coverage checking
385	- inserted subtest to check for failure when using
386		unrecognized SHA algorithm
387
3885.30  Sat Aug 20 16:46:08 MST 2005
389	- updated docs with recent NIST statement on SHA-1
390		-- advises use of larger and stronger hash functions
391			(i.e. SHA-224/256/384/512) for new developments
392
3935.29  Sun Aug 14 04:48:34 MST 2005
394	- added explicit casts in "shaload" routine (ref. "ldvals")
395		-- thanks to E. Allen Smith for pointing out SGI compiler
396			warnings on IPxx-irix platforms
397	- updated docs with cautionary note about SHA-1
398
3995.28  Wed Nov 10 15:33:20 MST 2004
400	- provided more flexible formatting of SHA state files
401		-- entries may now contain embedded whitespace
402			for improved readability
403	- minor code cleanups
404
4055.27  Sun Oct 24 02:54:00 MST 2004
406	- minor code cleanups
407		-- reduces size of dump files for SHA-1/224/256
408
4095.26  Thu Oct  7 14:52:00 MST 2004
410	- streamlined distribution
411		-- reduced NIST vector tests from 200 to 20
412			-- former number was overkill
413			-- distro now downloads and builds more quickly
414	- rewrote SYNOPSIS sections in pod file
415	- made additional tweaks to t/8-shasum.t for portability
416	- cleaned up test scripts
417
4185.25  Sun Sep 12 18:48:00 MST 2004
419	- removed non-essential test script
420		-- t/8-shasum.t causes problems on sparc64-linux
421	- reverted to using eval "require $module" in shasum
422
4235.24  Sun Sep 12 02:50:18 MST 2004
424	- modified shasum to use barewords in "require" statements
425		-- ref. perl.cpan.testers (157305)
426
4275.23  Thu Sep  9 23:06:18 MST 2004
428	- corrected bug in test script
429		-- use blib when invoking perl as an external
430			command in t/8-shasum.t
431
4325.22  Tue Sep  7 19:12:40 MST 2004
433	- broadened SHA-384/512 support
434		-- to compilers with no ULLONG_MAX in limits.h
435			-- e.g IBM C (xlC 6.0.0) on AIX 4.3.3
436			-- thanks to Chris Carey for suggestions
437				and technical expertise
438	- improved use of static storage class in transforms
439		-- detection of Intel arch. now done in Makefile.PL
440		-- NB: static not used if compiling for thread safety
441	- minor changes to documentation
442
4435.21  Mon Aug 23 04:02:00 MST 2004
444	- removed 64-bit constant expressions from #if statements
445		-- ref. src/sha.h (lines 55, 58, and 61)
446		-- even if compiler supports long long's, preprocessor
447			may use long's when evaluating expressions
448	- improved test script for "shasum" (t/8-shasum.t)
449		-- exercises check file option (-c)
450
4515.20  Sun Aug 15 04:24:48 MST 2004
452	- introduced "shasum" script
453		-- mimics the usage and behavior of "md5sum"
454		-- adds "-a" option to select SHA algorithm
455		-- for help, just type "shasum -h"
456
4575.10  Fri Aug  6 02:04:38 MST 2004
458	- simplified module documentation
459		-- made it consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl docs
460
4615.03  Sat Jul 31 00:00:48 MST 2004
462	- corrected HMAC-SHA-384/512 bug (cpan #7181, Adam Woodbury)
463		-- code was using hardwired blocksize for SHA-1/256
464			-- ref. src/hmac.c, src/hmac.h
465
4665.02  Thu Jul 29 02:48:00 MST 2004
467	- updated documentation and "dump-load.t" test script
468		-- to be consistent with Digest::SHA::PurePerl
469	- included a SIGNATURE file
470		-- for stronger authentication of module contents
471			-- ref. Module::Signature on CPAN
472	- corrected embarrassing misspelling in docs
473		-- apologies to Gisle Aas
474
4755.01  Fri May 21 13:08:12 MST 2004
476	- check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()"
477		-- prevents intermittent cleanup errors during
478			global object destruction
479
4805.00  Fri May 14 04:45:00 MST 2004
481	- minor documentation fixes
482	- restored classical style of version numbering (X.YZ)
483		-- previous X.Y.Z style caused installation difficulties
484			when using CPANPLUS
485
4864.3.3 Wed May  5 00:30:40 MST 2004
487	- fixed bug in "strto64()" function
488		-- caused problems in state files with CR/LF pairs
489		-- thanks to Martin Thurn for testing support
490
4914.3.2 Wed Apr 28 03:56:00 MST 2004
492	- added Makefile.PL options
493		-- thread-safety: -t
494		-- exclude 384/512 support: -x
495		-- e.g. perl Makefile.PL -t
496	- temporarily suppress dump/load tests for SHA-384/512
497		-- pending clarification of problem on sun4u sparc
498
4994.3.1 Thu Mar  4 02:54:00 MST 2004
500	- removed unused functions from XS file
501		-- reduces size of compiled objects
502	- simplified implementation of Digest::SHA object
503		-- now a blessed SHAPtr ref instead of blessed array ref
504		-- results in slight speed-up of OO operations
505	- streamlined underlying C source
506		-- used macros to consolidate repetitive code
507	- rewrote test scripts to depend on Test rather than Test::More
508		-- allows module to be checked in minimal Perl environments
509	- added compilation option for thread-safety
510		-- overrides use of static arrays
511
5124.3.0 Sat Feb  7 02:58:00 MST 2004
513	- included SHA-384/512 support if using Microsoft C/C++
514		-- uses MSVC's __int64 in place of "long long"
515	- enhanced portability and efficiency on diverse platforms
516		-- automatically sets up optimal types for 32/64-bit ops
517	- improved test scripts for better reporting
518		-- many thanks to Alex Muntada for helpful suggestions
519
5204.2.2 Sat Jan 31 17:10:20 MST 2004
521	- repaired 32-bit SHA operations for 8-byte longs
522
5234.2.1 Sat Jan 24 00:56:54 MST 2004
524	- modified I/O and memory management in underlying C code
525		-- uses Perl libraries when compiled as CPAN module
526			-- otherwise defaults to ANSI C libraries
527		-- bypasses problems in MSWin multi-threaded Perls
528			-- avoids "Free to wrong pool" error
529		-- special thanks to Robert Gilmour and Brian Gladman
530			for technical guidance and testing
531
5324.2.0 Sat Dec 27 16:08:00 MST 2003
533	- added support for recently-announced SHA-224 algorithm
534		-- ref. FIPS 180-2 Change Notice 1
535		-- also includes HMAC-SHA-224
536
5374.1.0 Thu Dec 25 00:58:00 MST 2003
538	- repaired "nist-vectors" test scripts for MSWin32 portability
539		-- use binmode for data files
540
5414.0.9 Wed Dec 24 02:58:22 MST 2003
542	- use canonical file specs in test scripts
543		-- enhances portability across different OSes
544	- modify type declarations of objects in XS file
545		-- re-declare as (SV *) and cast to (AV *) SvRV(self)
546			-- in response to AVPtr problem on MSWin32
547
5484.0.8 Thu Dec 18 23:32:00 MST 2003
549	- inherits from Digest::base if installed
550		-- also checks for MIME::Base64
551		-- still fully-functional if neither are installed
552	- added buffer overflow protection in underlying C code
553		-- ref. shahex() and shabase64() routines
554		-- prior code appeared impossible to exploit, but ...
555			-- better safe than sorry
556		-- does not impact runtime efficiency
557	- minor code cleanup
558
5594.0.7 Sat Dec 13 00:48:24 MST 2003
560	- check for undefined SHA handle when calling "shaclose()"
561		-- was causing cleanup err during global destruction
562
5634.0.6 Thu Dec 11 02:18:00 MST 2003
564	- more optimization and streamlining
565		-- a bit faster on non-big-endians (e.g. Intel)
566	- rewrote time-critical functions and methods in XS
567	- removed unused C functions from source files
568
5694.0.5 Sat Dec  6 00:02:24 MST 2003
570	- performance optimizations
571		-- rewrote "add" method in XS
572		-- unrolled loops in sha256 transform
573
5744.0.4 Thu Dec  4 00:07:00 MST 2003
575	- made Digest::SHA into a self-contained module
576		-- no longer depends on Digest::base
577		-- more convenient for users
578			-- no need to install Digest:: module
579
5804.0.3 Wed Dec  3 00:01:20 MST 2003
581	- Digest::SHA now a subclass of Digest::base
582		-- inherits hexdigest/b64digest/addfile methods
583	- added "hashsize" method
584	- removed old "shaopen()/shawrite()/..." legacy code
585		-- in favor of standard, streamlined OO interface
586	- renamed test vector files from NIST
587		-- prevents problems on 8+3 filesystems
588	- added test for Dave Ireland's SHA-256 vector
589
5904.0.0 Sat Nov 29 21:14:09 MST 2003
591	- major streamlining of interface (hence, major version change)
592		-- coordinated with Gisle Aas and J. Duque
593			-- goal is to produce a single SHA module
594		-- adheres to OO and functional styles of Digest::
595		-- greatly reduces the number of interface functions
596		-- old functions still supported
597			-- use Digest::SHA ':legacy'
598			-- will be deprecated in near future
599	- rewrote all test scripts to match new interface
600		-- very easy to modify all 281 tests
601		-- old interface maps cleanly to new one
602
6033.0   Wed Nov 26 05:02:34 MST 2003
604	- added functions that conform to Digest:: interface
605		-- both functional and OO styles
606			-- byte-oriented data only
607		-- continue to support original interface as well
608			-- necessary for bit-oriented data
609	- supplied formal test vectors for HMAC-SHA-256
610		-- from draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-sha-256-01.txt
611	- included tests for all OO methods
612
6132.4   Sat Nov 22 17:10:22 MST 2003
614	- code cleanup
615		-- "sha.c" now completely free of #ifdef's
616	- modularized all 64-bit (long long) code
617	- improved readability of header files
618	- simplified logic of "fixdump" utility
619
6202.3   Wed Nov 19 03:54:31 MST 2003
621	- minor optimizations and code cleanup
622		-- improved maintainability by reducing #ifdef's
623		-- sha1 transform code now easier to follow
624	- streamlined shadump/shaload file format
625		-- eliminated special "HQ" entry
626		-- state now held in "H" for all transforms
627		-- supplied "fixdump" utility to convert old format
628	- SHA-384/512 functions now return NULL for no 64-bit operations
629		-- previously they were undefined
630		-- no longer necessary to use eval's to test for presence
631
6322.2   Sun Nov 16 01:54:00 MST 2003
633	- optimized the performance of the SHA-1 transform
634		-- around 20-30% faster than previous version
635		-- achieved by loop unrolling and assignment consolidation
636	- enhanced shaload/shadump to allow interaction with stdin/stdout
637		-- "$filename" argument now optional
638
6392.1   Sun Nov  9 03:28:04 MST 2003
640	- simplified data input routines
641		-- length argument now optional for byte data
642			(special thanks to Jeffrey Friedl for this idea)
643		-- interface still compatible with earlier versions
644			-- changes will not affect existing client code
645	- streamlined underlying C code for easier maintenance
646	- provided additional tests for persistent data
647
6482.0   Sat Nov  1 03:55:36 MST 2003
649	- added functions for HMAC-SHA-1/256/384/512 (FIPS PUB 198)
650	- shadump/shaload files now compatible between 32/64-bit machines
651
6521.01  Sat Oct 25 02:44:55 MST 2003
653	- package now downloads and installs much faster
654	- reduced distribution size by 80%
655		-- pruned extensive NIST vectors to a useful subset
656		-- still possible to test all vectors if desired
657			--- see "t/nist/COPYRIGHT" file for details
658	- added routines to provide persistent storage of SHA states
659		-- shadump() and shaload()
660	- reduced runtime of large bitstring tests (gillogly-hard)
661		-- illustrates usefulness of shadump()/shaload()
662
6631.0   Sat Oct 18 17:35:07 MST 2003
664	- documentation fixes
665	- code cleanup: no more compiler warnings from gcc -Wall
666	- added code to allow reading of intermediate digest state
667		-- shahex() prior to shafinish() returns current state
668
6690.9   Thu Oct  9 20:43:54 MST 2003
670	- version updated to reflect portability check and passing
671		of all tests (1401)
672
6730.01  Wed Oct  8 22:28:05 2003
674	- original version; created by h2xs 1.22 with options
675		-x -A -n Digest::SHA sha.h
676