At 11:46 04.04.2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to use the openssl libraries to decrypt text encrypted using
>perl's Crypt::DES module without success. After failing using CBC, I've
>switched to a simple 8 byte block encrypted with des_ecb_encrypt and this
>still produces different cipher text. Which presumably means the problem
>lies with the key ?

Right you are, sir.

>  I take a hardcoded 8 byte key and use des_string_to_key
>and then create a des_key_sched prior to doing the encryption.

Err, why do you call des_string_to_key in the first place?
It expects a zero-terminated string. And calls strlen() for it.

Maybe you are not aware that you just put your 8 bytes in a des_cblock.
With memcpy or something.

>Does anyone have any suggestions or any experience of using perl / openssl
>together just for DES as opposed to complete SSL communication ?
>
>thanks
>Nick Roberts

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