| commit | 27e09a3277d17718902afca16cce7e2fb9a82ec2 | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | David Benjamin <davidben@google.com> | Thu Mar 28 23:53:10 2024 -0400 |
| committer | Boringssl LUCI CQ <boringssl-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com> | Fri Mar 29 23:26:38 2024 +0000 |
| tree | 6aec43745162fba8f65c35ee0a1a138e6b067e5d | |
| parent | b2966323f10a2d42880f6aad64279a77b5441802 [diff] |
Document that our Unicode APIs reject noncharacters Noncharacters are weird. They're code points and generally expected to pass through string APIs and such, but they're also not meant to be used for "open interchange". We reject them, while most Unicode APIs accept them. They're public API nowadays, so document this. Change-Id: I56aa436ae954b591d9a00b6560617e1ad5c26d95 Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/c/boringssl/+/67568 Auto-Submit: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com> Reviewed-by: Adam Langley <agl@google.com> Commit-Queue: Adam Langley <agl@google.com> Commit-Queue: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com>
BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.
Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.
Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.
BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.
Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.
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