DES takes up to 7 bytes of password (usually typed text but could be anything) and munges it into an 8 byte key. (It spreads the 7 bytes out over the 8bytes seven bits at a time and makes the eighth bit in each byte a parity bit.) This key is then used throughout the rest of the encryption/decryption process.
I don't know the Perl module specifics here, but there should be a function to take password text of any length (ignoring anything after 7 bytes) and return a key (8 bytes). You may be sending your password text to a function expecting the 8-byte key. Of course, this answer is completely without looking at the Perl module (shame on me), -Randy >I get the following error while trying to run a cgi > >>keysize is greater than allowed keysize of 8 for cipher Crypt::DES - using >only >>first 8 bytes at /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/verify_install.cgi line >272 > >My checks for Crypt::DES show it installed (v.2.03) > >Any clues to the cause of this. -Randy Boring [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursby Software Systems
