Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:00:37 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> To: Ptacek <ptacek@dashmail.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DES routines? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912230749110.76185-100000@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <001501bf4aa5$45e29640$502124d8@Ptacek>
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On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, Ptacek wrote: > I am looking for some routines to perform DES encryption in electronic code > book mode. I assume you have some reason for wanting ECB, and not the usual (more secure) CBC mode.. > I have found the ecb_cyrpt function, however when I try and use it the > buffer is not encrypted. > Am I missing something, do these functions not work, and is there a better > way of doing this? Hmm..I can't find any documentation (manpages) on ecb_crypt, which suggests it's a deprecated interface. You should use the des_ecb_encrypt function and related calls as described in that manpage, as these are the "standard FreeBSD API". Note the different calling syntax. Kris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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