#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Crypt::DES; #Need a 16 byte key my $key = pack("H16", "0123456789ABCDEF"); my $cyp = new Crypt::DES $key; #and an 8-byte plaintext my $str = $cyp->encrypt("HelloWor"); my $uncyp = new Crypt::DES $key; print $uncyp->decrypt($str)."\n";