EVP_CIPHER-RC5(7SSL)
π EVP_CIPHER-RC5 π
okay so bestie, this is the 7SSL page for EVP_CIPHER-RC5 β the whole RC5 situation inside OpenSSL. Let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
EVP_CIPHER-RC5 β the RC5 EVP_CIPHER implementations, babes π
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
So basically? This is the support for RC5 symmetric encryption via the EVP_CIPHER API. That's the whole vibe β¨
β οΈ Disabled by default! Not me showing up turned off π To actually enable it, you gotta use theenable-rc5configuration option. Noenable-rc5, no RC5. Periodt π
π Algorithm Names π
The following algorithms are available in the legacy provider:
"RC5-CBC"or"RC5""RC5-ECB""RC5-OFB""RC5-CFB"
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π¦ Parameters π¦
This implementation supports the parameters described in "PARAMETERS" in EVP_EncryptInit(3). go read that one, iykyk π
β SEE ALSO β
π COPYRIGHT π
Copyright 2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. π«Ά
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>. β¨
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