Re: Encryption algorithms in Perl 5.8?

by jettero (Monsignor)

on Jan 18, 2010 at 20:47 UTC ( #818042=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Perl probably doesn't ship with many choices, but there are tons available: Crypt:: (just to get you started).

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Re^2: Encryption algorithms in Perl 5.8? by lrep2010 (Initiate) on Jan 18, 2010 at 23:01 UTC
Thank you Paul. but Crypt:: package and its modules within are not shipped with core Perl, correct? In fact, the only encryption of any sort that I found and is distributed by Perl itself is just MD5, I'm afraid.	[reply]
Re^3: Encryption algorithms in Perl 5.8? by ikegami (Pope) on Jan 18, 2010 at 23:18 UTC
MD5 is not an encryption algorithm. Modules in the core need to be supported practically forever. It's definitely not a good place to put encryption modules, since those become obsolete fairly fast. So what if it's not in the core.	[reply]
Re^3: Encryption algorithms in Perl 5.8? by jettero (Monsignor) on Jan 19, 2010 at 12:27 UTC
Yeah, Perl doesn't come with very much stuff. It may even come with too much stuff. It's intended to be used with The CPAN, so it's a little silly to try to measure it without that awesome resource. -Paul	[reply]

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