s2n VS Crypto++

Compare s2n vs Crypto++ and see what are their differences.

s2n

An implementation of the TLS/SSL protocols (by awslabs)

Crypto++

free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes (by weidai11)
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s2n Crypto++
9 6
4,441 4,513
0.2% -
9.4 8.0
7 days ago 11 days ago
C C++
Apache License 2.0 GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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s2n

Posts with mentions or reviews of s2n. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-03.

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.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing s2n and Crypto++ 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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.