Crypto++ VS LibTomCrypt

Compare Crypto++ vs LibTomCrypt and see what are their differences.

Crypto++

free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes (by weidai11)

LibTomCrypt

LibTomCrypt is a fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit that provides developers with a vast array of well known published block ciphers, one-way hash functions, chaining modes, pseudo-random number generators, public key cryptography and a plethora of other routines. (by libtom)
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Crypto++ LibTomCrypt
6 3
4,513 1,467
- 1.4%
8.0 7.3
10 days ago 25 days ago
C++ C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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Crypto++

Posts with mentions or reviews of Crypto++. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-06.

LibTomCrypt

Posts with mentions or reviews of LibTomCrypt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-15.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Crypto++ and LibTomCrypt you can also consider the following projects:

OpenSSL - TLS/SSL and crypto library

Botan - Cryptography Toolkit

libsodium - A modern, portable, easy to use crypto library.

mbedTLS - An open source, portable, easy to use, readable and flexible TLS library, and reference implementation of the PSA Cryptography API. Releases are on a varying cadence, typically around 3 - 6 months between releases.

Bcrypt - Modern(-ish) password hashing for your software and your servers

Themis - Easy to use cryptographic framework for data protection: secure messaging with forward secrecy and secure data storage. Has unified APIs across 14 platforms.

Tiny AES128 in C - Small portable AES128/192/256 in C

LibreSSL - LibreSSL Portable itself. This includes the build scaffold and compatibility layer that builds portable LibreSSL from the OpenBSD source code. Pull requests or patches sent to [email protected] are welcome.

wolfssl - The wolfSSL library is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for embedded devices to the cloud. wolfSSL supports up to TLS 1.3!