| Developer | Galois, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Released | 1980 (age 46) |
| Latest release version | 3.2.0 |
| Latest release date | August 20, 2024 (age 2) |
| Programming language | Haskell, Python |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Platform | AArch64, x86-64 |
| License | BSD 3-clause |
| Website | www.cryptol.net |
Cryptol is a domain-specific programming language for cryptography developed by the Portland, Oregon based software development firm, Galois, Inc.[1][2] It is free and open-source software released under a BSD 3-clause software license.
The language was originally developed for use by the United States National Security Agency.[1][3] The language is also used by private firms that provide information technology systems, such as the American company Rockwell Collins provides to aerospace and defense contractors in the United States.[1]
The programming language is used for all aspects of developing and using cryptography, such as the design and implementation of new ciphers and the verification of existing cryptographic algorithms.[1][2][4] Cryptol is designed to allow a cryptographer to watch how stream processing functions in the program manipulate ciphers or encryption algorithms.[2]
References
- ^ "Cryptol-the-language-of-cryptology-now-available". December 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ GoogleBook linkLogic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning: 12th International Conference, LPAR 2005, December 2–6, 2005, Proceedings ... / Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence). Montego Bay, Jamaica: Springer. 2006. p. 744. ISBN 978-3-540-30553-8.
- ^ "The Next Wave, High Confidence Software and Systems (HCSS)", Vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, archived from the original on 2014-07-14, retrieved 2014-07-07
- ^ Lewis, J.R. & Martin, B. (October 2003). "Cryptol: high assurance, retargetable crypto development and validation". Military Communications Conference, 2003. MILCOM 2003. IEEE. Vol. 2, no. 13–16. Boston, Massachusetts: Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA); IEEE Communications Society. pp. 820–825. doi:10.1109/MILCOM.2003.1290218. S2CID 8380437