It would surprise me immensely that you could possibly “benchmark” the encryption of such a minuscule string of data.

--- I am not sure either, but I cannot draw conclusion before trying it. For transactions in million level, probably it might matter.

I would suggest that you simply choose, and use, an off-the-shelf crypto library that you know will be readily available in your environment. You won’t go wrong with OpenSSL. Is there a compelling reason for you to look farther afield?

--- Currently we are using Crypt::RSA, since we are working on this part of the code, we just want to explore whether there is a 'better' solution. It seems Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA is another one. It never hurts to ask Monks for more, then we can compare and choose a better one.

If so, tell us – what is that reason? (This will help us to provide you with a more targeted answer to your real use-case.)

--- I really don't have any convincing reasons to make change, but it won't hurt if there are indeed some better modules to do the job. The user case is, I need to process patient information and need to encrypt/descypt some sensitive patient data. Thanks.

In reply to Re^2: any alternative modules for asymmetric encryption besides Crypt::RSA? by khandielas
in thread any alternative modules for asymmetric encryption besides Crypt::RSA? by khandielas

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