=head1 NAME Crypt::Rijndael - Crypt::CBC compliant Rijndael encryption module =head1 SYNOPSIS use Crypt::Rijndael; # keysize() is 32, but 24 and 16 are also possible # blocksize() is 16 $cipher = Crypt::Rijndael->new( "a" x 32, Crypt::Rijndael::MODE_CBC() ); $cipher->set_iv($iv); $crypted = $cipher->encrypt($plaintext); # - OR - $plaintext = $cipher->decrypt($crypted); =head1 DESCRIPTION This module implements the Rijndael cipher, which has just been selected as the Advanced Encryption Standard. =over 4 =cut package Crypt::Rijndael; use strict; use vars qw( $VERSION @ISA ); use warnings; no warnings; require DynaLoader; $VERSION = '1.07'; @ISA = qw/DynaLoader/; bootstrap Crypt::Rijndael $VERSION; =item keysize Returns the keysize, which is 32 (bytes). The Rijndael cipher actually supports keylengths of 16, 24 or 32 bytes, but there is no way to communicate this to C. =item blocksize The blocksize for Rijndael is 16 bytes (128 bits), although the algorithm actually supports any blocksize that is any multiple of our bytes. 128 bits, is however, the AES-specified block size, so this is all we support. =item $cipher = Crypt::Rijndael->new( $key [, $mode] ) Create a new C cipher object with the given key (which must be 128, 192 or 256 bits long). The additional C<$mode> argument is the encryption mode, either C (electronic codebook mode, the default), C (cipher block chaining, the same that C does), C (128-bit cipher feedback), C (128-bit output feedback), or C (counter mode). ECB mode is very insecure (read a book on cryptography if you dont know why!), so you should probably use CBC mode. =item $cipher->set_iv($iv) This allows you to change the initial value vector used by the chaining modes. It is not relevant for ECB mode. =item $cipher->encrypt($data) Encrypt data. The size of C<$data> must be a multiple of C (16 bytes), otherwise this function will croak. Apart from that, it can be of (almost) any length. =item $cipher->decrypt($data) Decrypts C<$data>. =back =head2 Encryption modes Use these constants to select the cipher type: =over 4 =item MODE_CBC - Cipher Block Chaining =item MODE_CFB - Cipher feedback =item MODE_CTR - Counter mode =item MODE_ECB - Electronic cookbook mode =item MODE_OFB - Output feedback =item MODE_PCBC - ignore this one for now :) =back =head1 SEE ALSO L, http://www.csrc.nist.gov/encryption/aes/ =head1 BUGS Should EXPORT or EXPORT_OK the MODE constants. =head1 AUTHOR Currently maintained by brian d foy, C<< >>. Original code by Rafael R. Sevilla. The Rijndael Algorithm was developed by Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen, and has been selected as the US Government's Advanced Encryption Standard. =head1 LICENSE This software is licensed under the GNU Public License. See the included COPYING file for details. =cut 1;