RustCrypto / RustCrypto/formats

cms: Encrypt, Decrypt, or Verify Functions

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Description

This is either a feature request or a documentation request.

Looking through the documentation, I can see how I could sign a message using the cms crate, using the cms::builder::SignedDataBuilder class. I donʼt see how to encrypt or decrypt data, or how to verify the signatures created here.

Am I just missing something obvious, or are these not supported? Based on the repo name I would assume it was intended to be just the types, but signing is it looks like other operations are also supported for other formats. If I am looking at the wrong repository, could you direct me to the right RustCrypto project for this, if there is one, and include that in the docs?

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Start with the cms crate documentation and the cms::builder::SignedDataBuilder entry point. Determine whether encryption, decryption, and signature verification are supported, then clarify the supported scope in the documentation or identify the appropriate RustCrypto project if they are not.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cryptography
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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