Mcrypt

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mcrypt

http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Encrypts files or streams

mcrypt is a program for encrypting files or streams. It is intended to be a replacement for the old UNIX crypt. It uses well-known and well-tested algorithms like DES, BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, ARCFOUR, CAST-128, and more in several modes (CBC, CFB, etc.). It also has a compatibility mode with the old UNIX crypt and Solaris des. Some of the algorithms that mcrypt may use (like RC6 and IDEA) are not free in all countries. These algorithms are provided as extension modules to libmcrypt (the library which implements all the algorithms and modes found in mcrypt). Users should contact the companies listed in docs/README.nonfree, if you live in a country where is illegal to use them.

Download

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcrypt/files/MCrypt/2.6.8/mcrypt-2.6.8.tar.gz/download

Categories

• Interface:command-line
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• Security:encryption
• Use:security

Licensing

License

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Notes

License

LGPL

Verified by

Janet Casey

Verified on

11 May 2001

Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)	Role
Nikos Mavroyanopoulos	Maintainer

Resources and communication

Audience	Resource type	URI
Bug Tracking,Developer,Support	E-mail	mailto:nmav@hellug.gr
Developer	VCS Repository Webview	http://cvs.hellug.gr/cgi-bin/cvsweb/mcrypt/
Perl (Ref)		https://metacpan.org/release/Mcrypt
Debian (Ref)		https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mcrypt

Software prerequisites

Kind	Description
Source requirement	libmhash
Required to use	libmhash (http://mhash.sourceforge.net/)
Required to build	libmhash

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