man > Crypt::Cipher::AES

📛 NAME

Crypt::Cipher::AES - Symmetric cipher AES (aka Rijndael), key size: 128/192/256 bits

🚀 Quick Reference

Use CaseCommandDescription
🔐 Encrypt with AES-CBCCrypt::Mode::CBC->new('AES')->encrypt($data, $key, $iv)Encrypt data using AES in CBC mode
🔓 Decrypt with AES-CBCCrypt::Mode::CBC->new('AES')->decrypt($cipher, $key, $iv)Decrypt data with AES-CBC
🔑 Get key sizesCrypt::Cipher::AES->keysize, ->max_keysize, ->min_keysizeQuery key size information (bytes)
📦 Block sizeCrypt::Cipher::AES->blocksizeGet block size (16 bytes)

📋 SYNOPSIS

### example 1
use Crypt::Mode::CBC;

my $key = '...'; # length has to be valid key size for this cipher
my $iv = '...';  # 16 bytes
my $cbc = Crypt::Mode::CBC->new('AES');
my $ciphertext = $cbc->encrypt("secret data", $key, $iv);

### example 2 (slower)
use Crypt::CBC;
use Crypt::Cipher::AES;

my $key = '...'; # length has to be valid key size for this cipher
my $iv = '...';  # 16 bytes
my $cbc = Crypt::CBC->new( -cipher=>'Cipher::AES', -key=>$key, -iv=>$iv );
my $ciphertext = $cbc->encrypt("secret data");

📖 DESCRIPTION

This module implements the AES cipher. Provided interface is compliant with Crypt::CBC module.

⚠️ BEWARE: This module implements just elementary "one-block-(en|de)cryption" operation - if you want to encrypt/decrypt generic data you have to use some of the cipher block modes - check for example Crypt::Mode::CBC, Crypt::Mode::CTR or Crypt::CBC (which will be slower).

🔧 METHODS

🆕 new

$c = Crypt::Cipher::AES->new($key);
#or
$c = Crypt::Cipher::AES->new($key, $rounds);

🔒 encrypt

$ciphertext = $c->encrypt($plaintext);

🔓 decrypt

$plaintext = $c->decrypt($ciphertext);

🔑 keysize

$c->keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::keysize;

📦 blocksize

$c->blocksize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->blocksize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::blocksize;

🔺 max_keysize

$c->max_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->max_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::max_keysize;

🔻 min_keysize

$c->min_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->min_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::min_keysize;

🔁 default_rounds

$c->default_rounds;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->default_rounds;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::default_rounds;

🔗 SEE ALSO

Crypt::Cipher::AES
📛 NAME 🚀 Quick Reference 📋 SYNOPSIS 📖 DESCRIPTION 🔧 METHODS
🆕 new 🔒 encrypt 🔓 decrypt 🔑 keysize 📦 blocksize 🔺 max_keysize 🔻 min_keysize 🔁 default_rounds
🔗 SEE ALSO

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