____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 09:13:14 -0600 From: David Bluestein II <dbii@mudpuddle.com> To: austin-pm@pm.org Subject: APM: Crypt::RC4 module Okay- I've progressed, but aren't understanding something. I tested the 4-line perl implementation of RC4 algorighm and it was an asymetric cypher (give it encrypt key and value n and in encrypts, give it decrypt key and n and it decrypts). Yet the Crypt::RC4 only takes a passphrase, which I gave it the encrypt key and it decrypts with the encrypt key also. Does anyone know how to give it the encrypt key and n to encrypt so that the decrypt key and n works properly? The man page and perldocs for this module are lacking in that information, I understand the algorithm, but not how to combine the keyparts to make it work. The one example I found on the net obviously read the docs and didn't run it, since they used just the encrypt and decrypt keys, which doesn't work. Thanks- David ---------- David H. Bluestein II President & Lead Developer dbii@mudpuddle.com ii, inc. http://www.interaction.net - Specializing in Designing Interactive Websites - - and Searchable Internet Databases -