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+<head><title>Nettle - a low-level crypto library</title></head>
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+<h1>Nettle - a low-level cryptographic library</h1>
+
+<blockquote>
+  Nettle is a cryptographic library that is designed to fit easily in more
+  or less any context: In crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages
+  (C++, Python, Pike, ...), in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in
+  kernel space.
+</blockquote>
+
+<h2> Documentation </h2>
+
+A complete manual is included if you download the Nettle source code.
+You can also <a href="nettle.html">read the manual online</a>.
+
+<h2> Download </h2>
+
+Get the latest version by <a
+href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/archive/">http</a> or <a
+href="ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/security/lsh">ftp</a>. Nettle is
+also included with the latest development versions of <a
+href="http://www.net.lut.ac.uk/psst/">lsh</a>.
+
+<h2> Contact </h2>
+
+Mail me at <a
+href="mailto:nisse@lysator.liu.se"><tt>&lt;nisse@lysator.liu.se&gt;</tt></a>
+if you have any questions.
+
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