Crypt::Cipher::AES - Symmetric cipher AES (aka Rijndael), key size: 128/192/256 bits
| Use Case | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🔐 Encrypt with AES-CBC | Crypt::Mode::CBC->new('AES')->encrypt($data, $key, $iv) | Encrypt data using AES in CBC mode |
| 🔓 Decrypt with AES-CBC | Crypt::Mode::CBC->new('AES')->decrypt($cipher, $key, $iv) | Decrypt data with AES-CBC |
| 🔑 Get key sizes | Crypt::Cipher::AES->keysize, ->max_keysize, ->min_keysize | Query key size information (bytes) |
| 📦 Block size | Crypt::Cipher::AES->blocksize | Get block size (16 bytes) |
### 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");
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).
$c = Crypt::Cipher::AES->new($key);
#or
$c = Crypt::Cipher::AES->new($key, $rounds);
$ciphertext = $c->encrypt($plaintext);
$plaintext = $c->decrypt($ciphertext);
$c->keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::keysize;
$c->blocksize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->blocksize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::blocksize;
$c->max_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->max_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::max_keysize;
$c->min_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->min_keysize;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::min_keysize;
$c->default_rounds;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES->default_rounds;
#or
Crypt::Cipher::AES::default_rounds;
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