The Lua Lockbox
A collection of cryptographic primitives written in pure Lua - somesocks/lua-lockbox
The Lua Lockbox launched on January 24, 2015 with 35 votes and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.
In plain words
The Lua Lockbox is a collection of cryptographic primitives implemented entirely in Lua. It provides developers with basic cryptographic functions for use in Lua projects without requiring external dependencies. The library is designed for developers who need encryption and cryptographic operations within Lua applications.
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