Net::SS...256_CTR(3)

💖 Net::SS...256_CTR(3) 💖

okay bestie, so this little page comes from the User Contributed Perl Documentation collection — yes the title is literally truncated like that, Net::SS...256_CTR(3), no cap, they really did just cut it off mid-vibe. Anyway. Sit down, hydrate, let's talk AES. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

Net::SSH::Perl::Cipher::AES256 — it's a wrapper for SSH AES256 support. that's it. that's the job. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

okay so here's how you actually use her:

use Net::SSH::Perl::Cipher;
my $cipher = Net::SSH::Perl::Cipher->new('AES256_CTR', $key);
print $cipher->encrypt($plaintext);

you make a cipher, you hand her 'AES256_CTR' and your $key, and she gives you back encrypted stuff. iconic behavior honestly. 🔥

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so Net::SSH::Perl::Cipher::AES256_CTR is the girl who provides AES256 encryption support for Net::SSH::Perl. 🧚

and how does she do it? she wraps around Crypt::OpenSSL::AES — which is a C/XS wrapper of the OpenSSL AES library functions. so like, layers on layers on layers. it's giving onion. it's giving "I don't do the crypto myself, I just know a guy." 👑

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✨ AUTHOR & COPYRIGHTS ✨

Lance Kinley — E<lkinley@loyaltymethods.com> 💌

Copyright (c) 2015 Loyalty Methods, Inc. 🌸

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✨ LICENSE ✨

real talk: this program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. periodt. 🎀

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✨ POD ERRORS ✨

ngl the doc itself is a little messy and the tooling is calling it out 😭 here's what it found:

Around line 30: Unknown E content in E<lkinley@loyaltymethods.com>

so yeah, that E<...> thing in the author line? not valid POD. it's a whole situation. the pod checker is side-eyeing it and honestly valid. 💀

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one shipped with perl v5.42.0 and it's dated 2026-01-17 🦋 so if you're reading this from the future, hi, you're doing great, go encrypt something. mwah. 💖✨🎀