ruby / ruby/openssl

Add Support for Argon2

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Description

Hey there,

In OpenSSL 3.2, support for Argon2 was added. OpenSSL::KDF has support for scrypt but it would be great if it also supported Argon2. This would mean applications would no longer need to install the argon2 gem and would reduce the need for ffi to be set up as well.

https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/12256

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Research direction

Start at the OpenSSL::KDF entry point and compare its existing scrypt support with the Argon2 support introduced in OpenSSL 3.2. Determine the compatibility requirements and expected Argon2 parameters, then verify that the completed support works without requiring the external argon2 gem or ffi.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, ruby
Domain
cryptography
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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