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In the default installation configuration, Reticulum primarily uses cryptograhic primitives from [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) (via the [PyCA/cryptography](https://github.com/pyca/cryptography) package). The hashing functions `SHA-256` and `SHA-512` are provided by the standard Python `hashlib`, and `Fernet` is provided by [an internal implementation](RNS/Cryptography/Fernet.py). All other primitives are provided by [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) & [PyCA](https://github.com/pyca/cryptography).
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In the default installation configuration, Reticulum primarily uses cryptograhic primitives from [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) (via the [PyCA/cryptography](https://github.com/pyca/cryptography) package). The hashing functions `SHA-256` and `SHA-512` are provided by the standard Python `hashlib`, and `Fernet` is provided by [an internal implementation](RNS/Cryptography/Fernet.py). All other primitives are provided by OpenSSL & PyCA.
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Reticulum also includes a *complete implementation* of all necessary primitives *written in pure Python*. If [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) & [PyCA](https://github.com/pyca/cryptography) are *not* available on the system when Reticulum is started, Reticulum will instead use the internal pure-python primitives. A trivial consequence of this is performance, with the OpenSSL backend being *much* faster. The most important consequence however, is the potential loss of security by using primitives that has not seen the same amount of scrutiny, testing and review as those from OpenSSL.
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Reticulum also includes a *complete implementation* of all necessary primitives *written in pure Python*. If OpenSSL & PyCA are *not* available on the system when Reticulum is started, Reticulum will instead use the internal pure-python primitives. A trivial consequence of this is performance, with the OpenSSL backend being *much* faster. The most important consequence however, is the potential loss of security by using primitives that has not seen the same amount of scrutiny, testing and review as those from OpenSSL.
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If you want to use the internal pure-python primitives, it is **highly advisable** that you have a good understanding of the risks that this pose, and make an informed decision on whether those risks are acceptable for your.
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