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NAME
encrypt, decrypt, netcrypt - DES encryption
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>
int encrypt(void *key, void *data, int len)
int decrypt(void *key, void *data, int len)
int netcrypt(void *key, void *data)
DESCRIPTION
Encrypt and decrypt perform DES encryption and decryption. Key is an
array of DESKEYLEN (defined as 7 in <auth.h>) bytes containing the en‐
cryption key. Data is an array of len bytes; it must be at least 8
bytes long. The bytes are encrypted or decrypted in place.
The DES algorithm encrypts an individual 8-byte block of data. Encrypt
uses the following method to encrypt data longer than 8 bytes. The
first 8 bytes are encrypted as usual. The last byte of the encrypted
result is prefixed to the next 7 unencrypted bytes to make the next 8
bytes to encrypt. This is repeated until fewer than 7 bytes remain un‐
encrypted. Any remaining unencrypted bytes are encrypted with enough
of the preceding encrypted bytes to make a full 8-byte block. Decrypt
uses the inverse algorithm.
Netcrypt performs the same encryption as a SecureNet Key. Data points
to an ASCII string of decimal digits with numeric value between 0 and
10000. These digits are copied into an 8-byte buffer with trailing bi‐
nary zero fill and encrypted as one DES block. The first four bytes
are each formatted as two digit ASCII hexadecimal numbers, and the
string is copied into data.
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/port
DIAGNOSTICS
These routines return 1 if the data was encrypted, and 0 if the encryp‐
tion fails. Encrypt and decrypt fail if the data passed is less than 8
bytes long. Netcrypt can fail if it is passed invalid data.
SEE ALSO
securenet(8)
BUGS
The implementation is broken in a way that makes it unsuitable for any‐
thing but authentication.
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