kync 0.1.7

KyNc – a generic API for key encapsulation and a Rust interface to KyNc-plugins
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# KyNc
This crate is a Rust interface to
[KyNc](https://github.com/KizzyCode/kync/blob/master/Kync.asciidoc) plugins.


## What is the purpose of KyNc and this crate?
Short: Abstracting key management away.

Long: [KyNc defines](https://github.com/KizzyCode/kync/blob/master/Kync.asciidoc) and this crate
implements a plugin interface, that allows to use plugins for key management. Your app generates a
random key to do something and the user can specify how this key is stored. Some users may install a
plugin that uses GnuPG to seal the key, some people may load a plugin that uses a password to
encrypt the key, and some companies may use their own custom plugins that integrate perfectly in
their environment. And they only need to do it once – because if a specific plugin has been created,
it can be used with all applications that implement KyNc.


## ⚠️ State ⚠️
This library and standard are alpha and neither audited nor frozen. Use at your own risk and feel
free to contribute.


## Known plugins that implement KyNc
. Currently none – but I'm working on a GnuPG plugin to utilize my Yubikey 🙃

If you want to implement your own plugin, take a look at
[the specification](https://github.com/KizzyCode/kync/blob/master/Kync.asciidoc), the 
[`kync_test_plugin`](https://github.com/KizzyCode/kync/tree/master/kync_test_plugin) and the
contained `kync.h`-file.