2 questions: Prime Numbers and DES

[Fisher Mark]

>2.  Is there an implentation of DES in perl?  I didn't see a link to one
>on the export-a-sig page.  If not perl, is there one for DOS?  I'm
>looking for a bare bones one, not something with tons of features
>and a GUI.  A perl or dos version of the unix "des" program would be
>preferable.

CPAN (the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network),
<URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/>, is your friend -- use it.  (Look under
"Authentication, Security and Encryption" -- there are 3 versions of DES
listed, along with an interface to SSLeay, which includes DES as one of its
algorithms).
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