Consider a small Perl program that needs to encrypt something. I've looked at some of the available modules, such as Twofish, but it didn't easily install (large infrastructure of CBC modules and no or nonworking PPM file), or was XS not on my platform.

So I gravitated to RC4, because it's so simple and can be written in pure Perl in a few lines with no additonal modules needed.

In the near future, heavy-duity work will probably be done with the new OpenPGP modules.

But, how about a AES implementation in Pure Perl that draws upon no other modules? Something that can easily be used in simple programs with little fuss or installation/configuration work.

—John

In reply to Low-Impact Symetric Cypher for Perl Programs? by John M. Dlugosz

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