in reply to I need some simple encryption.

Why don't you just use HTTPS instead of HTTP?
That would make encryption transparent for your script, i.e. you wouldn't have to care about it.

pelagic

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Re^2: I need some simple encryption.
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 26, 2004 at 09:11 UTC
    and I intend on telling the people who will be using this to only run it over a secure connection, but I'm realistic
    It mean https
      Usually you decide whether your stuff is accessable over http ot only over https.

      update
      ok then, let's ask Cap'n Steve: will you be able to enforce ssl / https?

      pelagic
        I bet he's releasing a module for others to use, in which case the choice of HTTP vs HTTPS is not up to him.
        As a developer, I don't always get to choose how my employer deploys the code I develop.