A follow up is why does createCipher accept a 32 char key and 
createCipheriv doesn't?

On Friday, 3 October 2014 14:37:51 UTC+1, Chris Casey wrote:
>
> Trying to enable java guys to reproduce the results I get using 
> crypto.createCipher(algorithm, password) for AES-256-CBC.
> They have the same key (password) but cannot reproduce the same results.
> They say they need an IV but this function does not use one (visibly).
>
> Does this function (as opposed to the createCipheriv) use a null or 
> generated iv that can be reproduced elsewhere?
>
> Unfortunately the key being input into this is generated elsewhere and 
> won't fit into the createCipheriv call.
>
> Please excuse ignorance of questions but really not a cryptography guy, 
> just trying to get this to work.
> Been bashing my head on this for a few days.
>
> Chris
>

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