Chris Plant wrote: > > I've compiled the attached code, and it doesn't decrypt the text > correctly. If anyone could explain why to me, or point out a nice > tutorial about using these routines, it would be much appreciated. > > ircd_malloc() is basically malloc() with memset(). >
There's an example in the EVP_EncryptInit manual page. It also includes the comment: > /* Need binary mode for fopen because encrypted data is > * binary data. Also cannot use strlen() on it because > * it wont be null terminated and may contain embedded > * nulls. > */ This is one problem with your code: you are using strncpy and strncat. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk/ Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior crypto engineer, Gemplus: http://www.gemplus.com/ Core developer of the OpenSSL project: http://www.openssl.org/ Business Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key: via homepage. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
