Authen...yblock(3pm)

💖 Authen::Krb5::Keyblock — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, you're looking at Authen::Krb5::Keyblock(3pm) — yes that's the manual name, it lives in the User Contributed Perl Documentation section, and it's literally the whole vibe: this module is an object representation of the krb5_keyblock structure. that's it, that's the girl. she holds a key block. she's iconic for it. 🔑

---

✨ NAME ✨

Authen::Krb5::Keyblock — an object representation of the krb5_keyblock structure. no cap, that's the entire job description. 💅

---

🌸 VERSION 🌸

version 1.906

(this is the version, bestie. write it down. put it in your notes app. 🎀)

---

🦋 METHODS 🦋

so she has three methods. only three. she's lowkey minimal and we respect that fr fr. 🫶

enctype()

the integral enctype of the key. it's giving "what kind of encryption is this" energy. integral, meaning it's a number, not a string, not a vibe — a number. ✨

length()

length of the key. how long is she? this tells you. 📏

contents()

contents of the key itself, as a string. that's the actual key material, handed to you in string form. hold it gently. 🙈

---

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Jeff Horwitz <jeff@smashing.org>

(shoutout Jeff, absolute legend, wrote this in the year 2000 and it's still here slaying. 🔥)

---

💜 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 💜

This software is copyright (c) 2000 by Jeff Horwitz.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

so basically: free software, same terms as Perl 5 itself, go forth and remix responsibly. no funny business, just the same terms, periodt. 💅

---

okay that's the whole page, you ate that reading session fr fr 🌈✨ this was Authen::Krb5::Keyblock(3pm), version 1.906, from perl v5.40.1, dated 2025-04-11 — mwah, bye bestie, go encrypt something cute 🎀💖🦋