EVP_CIPHER-BLOWFISH(7ossl)

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version 15.1 · 3 versions
, in freebsd 15.1

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the manual page for EVP_CIPHER-BLOWFISH, section 7ossl, bestie — and it's literally about the BLOBFISH EVP_CIPHER implementations. yes, BLOBFISH, exactly like that in the NAME line; I don't make the spelling rules, I just keep the facts intact 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Support for BLOWFISH symmetric encryption using the EVP_CIPHER API. that's the whole serve. if you're in EVP_CIPHER land and need Blowfish, this is your girlypop ✨

🎀 Algorithm Names 🎀

the following algorithms are available in the legacy provider, and yes, they are doing their legacy-provider thing:

  • "BF-ECB"
  • "BF-CBC"
  • "BF-OFB"
  • "BF-CFB"

these four are the algorithm names, periodt 🫶

🧚 Parameters 🧚

This implementation supports the parameters described in "PARAMETERS" in EVP_EncryptInit(3). that's the parameter tea — take it straight to EVP_EncryptInit(3) for the actual list, iykyk 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read those next, bestie, they're giving context 🌈

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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy of the License in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

signing off from the OpenSSL 3.5.6 era, dated 2026-04-07 — stay encrypted, bestie 🫶💖

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