XPost: sci.crypt   
   From: chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/19/2026 12:54 PM, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:   
   > On 2/18/2026 9:41 AM, jayjwa wrote:   
   >> "Chris M. Thomasson"  writes:   
   >>   
   >>>> Why I do not like your code snippets:   
   >>>> $ gcc hmac.c -o hmac   
   >>>> hmac.c:29:10: fatal error: hmac_sha2.h: No such file or directory   
   >>>>      29 | #include "hmac_sha2.h"   
   >>>>         |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~   
   >>>> compilation terminated.   
   >>>   
   >>> Well, it uses the following lib:   
   >>>   
   >>> https://github.com/ogay/hmac   
   >> It would be better if that project made a library to link against, so   
   >> that you didn't have to put it all on the command line.   
   >   
   > It would be more convenient for sure. Also, I don't want to put ogay's   
   > hmac files in my repository. A makefile would also help.   
   [...]   
   >   
   > Excellent! Thanks for giving it a go. My next version will allow one to   
   > create a secret key file and use it.   
      
   Actually, for the password it can use any existing file. To include   
   rand_n and the hash algo, then it would need to be a special file, say:   
      
   secret key:   
      
      
      
      
      
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