my $plaintext = 'P'; my $key = pack("H16", "0123456789ABCDEF"); print("$plaintext\n"); my $cipher = Crypt::CBC->new( -cipher => 'DES', -key => $key, ); my $ciphertext = $cipher->encrypt($plaintext); print("$ciphertext\n"); my $recovered = $cipher->decrypt($ciphertext); print("$recovered\n");