Crypt::RC5.3pm

Langue: en

Version: 2002-11-05 (mandriva - 01/05/08)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

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NAME

Crypt::RC5 - Perl implementation of the RC5 encryption algorithm.

SYNOPSIS

   use Crypt::RC5;
 
 

   $ref = Crypt::RC5->new( $key, $rounds );
   $ciphertext = $ref->encrypt( $plaintext );
 
 

   $ref2 = Crypt::RC5->new( $key, $rounds );
   $plaintext2 = $ref2->decrypt( $ciphertext );

DESCRIPTION

RC5 is a fast block cipher designed by Ronald Rivest for RSA Data Security (now RSA Security) in 1994. It is a parameterized algorithm with a variable block size, a variable key size, and a variable number of rounds. This particular implementation is 32 bit. As such, it is suggested that a minimum of 12 rounds be performed.

Core logic based on ``RC5 in 6 lines of perl'' at http://www.cypherspace.org

AUTHOR

Kurt Kincaid (sifukurt@yahoo.com)

Ronald Rivest for RSA Security, Inc.

SEE ALSO

perl, <http://www.cypherspace.org>, <http://www.rsasecurity.com>