MCrypt
MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt package and crypt
command, with extensions.
It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption
functions, without making drastic changes to their code. It allows
users to encrypt files or data streams without having to be
cryptographers.
The companion to MCrypt is Libmcrypt, which contains the
actual encryption functions themselves, and provides a standardized
mechanism for accessing them.
Features include:
- Uses all the symmetric algorithms included in libmcrypt
- Algorithms include des, blowfish, arcfour, enigma, ghost,
loki97, rc2, serpent, threeway, twofish, wake, xtea
- Implements numerous cryptographic algorithms, mostly block
ciphers and stream ciphers
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