Which Crypt::XXX should I use ?

pcouderc has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi monks,
I need a (very) simple crypt utility and I have tried Crypt::CBC.
I have a problem with it in :

$cipher->decrypt_hex($ciphertext)
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in the case $ciphertext is wrong : I get an error (Ciphertext does not begin with a valid header for 'salt') and the process stops. So :

Thanks all
PC

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Re: Which Crypt::XXX should I use ? by Tux (Canon) on Feb 17, 2016 at 11:38 UTC
You might get better results with CryptX, but as you did not show the failing `$cyphertext`, no-one here can check if that actually works better. Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Which Crypt::XXX should I use ? by pcouderc (Monk) on Feb 17, 2016 at 14:30 UTC
Thank you. eval does the job. Cryptx seems very fine, but it is a not necessary as it includes Crypt::CBC which is enough for my needs.	[reply]
Re: Which Crypt::XXX should I use ? by hippo (Archbishop) on Feb 17, 2016 at 10:20 UTC
how to process the case of error ? Ideally you would check the input (`$ciphertext`) to determine if it is valid before considering whether to pass it to the decryption method. If that isn't feasible for any reason then just trap the error with eg. Try::Tiny or eval.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Which Crypt::XXX should I use ? by pcouderc (Monk) on Feb 17, 2016 at 14:08 UTC
Thank you, I do that. The point is that I have to learn to process errors.	[reply]