Introduction to Qca
Qca aims to provide a
straightforward and cross-platform crypto API, using Qt datatypes and conventions. Qca separates the API from the implementation,
using plugins known as Providers.
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Note
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Package Information
Qca Dependencies
Required
make-ca-1.14, CMake-3.31.0, Qt-6.8.0, and Which-2.21
Optional
Cyrus SASL-2.1.28, GnuPG-2.4.6,
libgcrypt-1.11.0, libgpg-error-1.51, nss-3.106, NSPR-4.36, p11-kit-0.25.5, Doxygen-1.12.0, and
Botan
Installation of Qca
Fix the location of the CA certificates:
sed -i 's@cert.pem@certs/ca-bundle.crt@' CMakeLists.txt
Install Qca by running the
following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$QT6DIR \
-D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-D QT6=ON \
-D QCA_INSTALL_IN_QT_PREFIX=ON \
-D QCA_MAN_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=/usr/share/man \
.. &&
make
To test the results, issue make
test.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
-D
CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release: This switch is used to apply
a higher level of compiler optimizations.
-D QT6=ON: Ensure the
packages is built with Qt-6.8.0.
-D
QCA_MAN_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=/usr/share/man: Install the
qca man page in the normal location.
Contents
Installed Programs:
mozcerts-qt6 and qcatool-qt6
Installed Libraries:
libqca-qt6.so, libqca-cyrus-sasl.so,
libqca-gcrypt.so, libqca-gnupg.so, libqca-logger.so,
libqca-nss.so, libqca-ossl.so, and libqca-softstore.so
Installed Directories:
$QT6DIR/include/Qca-qt6,
$QT6DIR/lib/cmake/Qca-qt6, and $QT6DIR/lib/qca-qt6
Short Descriptions
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mozcerts-qt6
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is a command line tool for converting certdata.txt into
outfile.pem files
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qcatool-qt6
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is a command line tool for performing various
cryptographic operations with Qca
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libqca-qt6.so
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is the Qt Cryptography Architecture (Qca) library
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