> Then I'd use the header key to authenticate the header. Probably using a keyed hash or HMAC to get key committent
This is already the case :)
> In my opinion file formats should have a C implementation whenever possible
Yup, I totally agree. Although I haven't written any of the code yet, I've been architecting a hypothetical implementation in my head while designing the format.
This is already the case :)
> In my opinion file formats should have a C implementation whenever possible
Yup, I totally agree. Although I haven't written any of the code yet, I've been architecting a hypothetical implementation in my head while designing the format.