Crypto routines as part of the core library

Why would it need to be built into the language proper instead of the core libraries? I am not too familiar with the core libraries, but perhaps swift-corelibs-dev <https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-corelibs-dev&gt; is the more appropriate mailing list here?

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On Apr 13, 2016, at 7:24 PM, Travis Beech via swift-evolution <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:

So what would it take to get a standard set of crypto API's built into the language?

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On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:11 AM, David Waite <david@alkaline-solutions.com <mailto:david@alkaline-solutions.com>> wrote:

I don’t know if we need a boost-like parent project in order to start building core code to be brought for inclusion.

I think success will naturally bring such a project structure - people seeking a curated and integrated set of frameworks to get common functionality.

-DW

On Apr 13, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Tino Heth via swift-evolution <swift-evolution@swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution@swift.org>> wrote:

This seems like a great candidate for a library that could be developed in the community and then possibly brought into Corelibs in a future version

true — but sadly, there seems to be either no interest or manpower for a boost-like infrastructure…
Like many other fundamental topics, I don't think crypto belongs to the stdlib, but none the less, there should be a standard library for encryption/hashing.
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