EVP_CIPHER-RC5(7SSL)

πŸ’– EVP_CIPHER-RC5 πŸ’–

okay so bestie, this is the 7SSL page for EVP_CIPHER-RC5 β€” the whole RC5 situation inside OpenSSL. Let's get into it πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

EVP_CIPHER-RC5 β€” the RC5 EVP_CIPHER implementations, babes πŸ’…


🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So basically? This is the support for RC5 symmetric encryption via the EVP_CIPHER API. That's the whole vibe ✨

⚠️ Disabled by default! Not me showing up turned off πŸ™ˆ To actually enable it, you gotta use the enable-rc5 configuration option. No enable-rc5, no RC5. Periodt πŸ’€

🌈 Algorithm Names 🌈

The following algorithms are available in the legacy provider:

  • "RC5-CBC" or "RC5"
  • "RC5-ECB"
  • "RC5-OFB"
  • "RC5-CFB"

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πŸ¦‹ Parameters πŸ¦‹

This implementation supports the parameters described in "PARAMETERS" in EVP_EncryptInit(3). go read that one, iykyk πŸ’œ


⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐


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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 in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. ✨


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