Scroll to navigation

Crypt::Stream::Salsa20(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Crypt::Stream::Salsa20(3)

NAME

Crypt::Stream::Salsa20 - Stream cipher Salsa20

SYNOPSIS

   use Crypt::Stream::Salsa20;
   # encrypt
   $key = "1234567890123456";
   $iv  = "12345678";
   $stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv);
   $ct = $stream->crypt("plain message");
   # decrypt
   $key = "1234567890123456";
   $iv  = "12345678";
   $stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv);
   $pt = $stream->crypt($ct);

DESCRIPTION

Provides an interface to the Salsa20 stream cipher.

METHODS

new

 $stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv);
 #or
 $stream = Crypt::Stream::Salsa20->new($key, $iv, $counter, $rounds);
 # $key     .. 32 or 16 bytes
 # $iv      .. 8 bytes
 # $counter .. initial counter value (DEFAULT: 0)
 # $rounds  .. rounds (DEFAULT: 20)

crypt

 $ciphertext = $stream->crypt($plaintext);
 #or
 $plaintext = $stream->crypt($ciphertext);

keystream

 $random_key = $stream->keystream($length);

clone

 $stream->clone();

SEE ALSO

Crypt::Stream::ChaCha, Crypt::Stream::RC4, Crypt::Stream::Sober128, Crypt::Stream::Sosemanuk
2024-03-08 perl v5.40.0