The point of this is you shouldn't even be using algorithms directly. If you need to touch crypto at all you need to learn about it, and the more you learn about it the more you'll realise just how damned hard it is.
Absolutely use common programs like GPG and common libraries like OpenSSL. In fact don't use anything else, and don't even think about implementing this stuff yourself.
I agree some sort of authoritative set of info would be good. Very hard to do though.
The point of this is you shouldn't even be using algorithms directly. If you need to touch crypto at all you need to learn about it, and the more you learn about it the more you'll realise just how damned hard it is.
Absolutely use common programs like GPG and common libraries like OpenSSL. In fact don't use anything else, and don't even think about implementing this stuff yourself.
I agree some sort of authoritative set of info would be good. Very hard to do though.