The Apache Commons Crypto team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Crypto 1.0.0, The release is available for download at http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-crypto/download_crypto.cgi Apache Commons Crypto is a cryptographic library optimized with AES-NI (Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions). It provides Java API for both cipher level and Java stream level. Developers can use it to implement high performance AES encryption/decryption with the minimum code and effort. Please note that Crypto doesn't implement the cryptographic algorithm such as AES directly. It wraps to Openssl or JCE which implement the algorithms. Features ------------ 1. Cipher API for low level cryptographic operations. 2. Java stream API (CryptoInputStream/CryptoOutputStream) for high level stream encryption/decryption. 3. Both optimized with high performance AES encryption/decryption. (1400 MB/s - 1700 MB/s throughput in modern Xeon processors). 4. JNI-based implementation to achieve comparable performance to the native C/C++ version based on OpenSSL. 5. Portable across various operating systems (currently only Linux/MacOSX/Windows); Apache Commons Crypto loads the library according to your machine environment (it checks system properties, `os.name` and `os.arch`). 6. Simple usage. Add the commons-crypto-(version).jar file to your classpath. Export restrictions -------------------------- This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to see if this is permitted. See <http://www.wassenaar.org/> for more information. The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric algorithms. The form and manner of this Apache Software Foundation distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object code and source code. The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software: * Commons Crypto use [Java Cryptography Extension](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html) provided by Java * Commons Crypto link to and use [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) ciphers Initial release ------------------- The initial release is known to build on Linux, MacOS/X and Windows (using MinGW). It may build on other systems. Please note that the JNA interface to OpenSSL is a preliminary release. It is relatively slow, but may be of use on systems which aren't yet supported by the JNI code. See the release-notes at http://www.apache.org/dist/commons/crypto/RELEASE-NOTES.txt for a full list of changes. Please verify signatures using the KEYS file available at the above location when downloading the release. For complete information on Apache Commons Crypto, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Crypto website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-crypto/ Thanks, Dapeng, on behalf of the Apache Commons team