my $Cipher = Crypt::CBC->new( {'key' => "My secret key. Shush.", 'cipher' => 'Blowfish', 'padding' => 'null', 'iv' => '{3fd#t4^$#', 'regenerate_key' => 0, 'prepend_iv' => 0 }); $Cipher->start('e'); my $Shout = $dbh->quote($Cipher->crypt($q->param('Message'))); $cipher->finish();