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mcrypt - 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.



Obtaining

Web pagehttp://mcrypt.hellug.gr/
Source informationhttp://mcrypt.hellug.gr/mcrypt/index.html
Version 2.6.4 (stable) released on 2003-02-21
Licensed under LGPL.
This is not a GNU package.

Documentation
User manpage available in HTML format from http://mcrypt.hellug.gr/mcrypt/mcrypt.1.html
Support contacts

Help List<nmav@hellug.gr>
Developer List<nmav@hellug.gr>
Bug List<nmav@hellug.gr>

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers

Related information

Source repository:pserver:anonymous@cvs.hellug.gr:/var/cvs/mcrypt login password: anonymous http://cvs.hellug.gr/cgi-bin/cvsweb/mcrypt/
Interfacescommand line
ProgramsLibmcrypt
Source languagesC
Use requirementslibmhash (http://mhash.sourceforge.net/)
Build prerequisiteslibmhash
Source prerequisiteslibmhash

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-05-11
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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