Installing Crypt::CFB 0.02 with ActivePerl

A tutorial is provided to show how to install Crypt-CFB 0.02 module, which can be used together with Crypt::Blowfish (installed previously) to encrypt plaintext of any size.

Once we know what is Crypt::CFB, we may want to get it installed and try it. Here what I did to install it with ActivePerl 5.18 on my Windows system:

1. Run "ppm", the Perl Package Manager.

2. Click menu View > All Packages, to see all packages.

3. Find "Crypt-CFB - 0.02", right-mouse click on it and select "Install..." command to mark it for installation.

4. Press "Ctrl-Enter" to run installation. Crypt-CFB - 0.02 will be downloaded and installed automatically.

Installing Perl Crypt::CFB Module
Installing Perl Crypt::CFB Module

5. Exit "ppm".

6. Enter a simple test script, Crypt-CFB-Blowfish-Hello.pl, with a text editor:

#- Crypt-CFB-Blowfish-Hello.pl
   use Crypt::CFB;
   $cipher = Crypt::CFB->new('my secret key', 'Crypt::Blowfish');
   $ciphertext = $cipher->encrypt("This data is hush hush");
   print unpack("H*", $ciphertext), "\n";

7. Run the test script in a command window:

C:\herong\blow_20150000\cod\perl>perl Crypt-CFB-Blowfish-Hello.pl
UNIVERSAL->import is deprecated and will be removed in a future perl 
at C:/local/Perl/site/lib/Crypt/CFB.pm line 3.
e9562ba5334a3fd6df38cab2120ecc2131b8cb09b7c4

Cool! I have correctly installed "Crypt-CFB 0.02", which is a Perl implementation of the CFB (Cipher FeedBack)) block cipher operation mode. It can be used together with Crypt::Blowfish (installed previously) to encrypt plaintext of any size. I can write more Perl scripts to play with Blowfish cipher in CFB mode now. See next tutorials.

Last update: 2015.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Blowfish Cipher Algorithm

 Perl Crypt::Blowfish Module

 Perl Crypt::ECB Perl Module

 Perl Crypt::CBC Module

Perl Crypt::CFB Perl Module

 What is Crypt::CFB?

Installing Crypt::CFB 0.02 with ActivePerl

 Crypt::CFB with Default IV

 Crypt::CFB Not Requiring Padding

 Crypt::CFB Operation Simulation

 OpenSSL "enc -bf-ecb" for Blowfish/ECB Encryption

 OpenSSL "enc -bf-cbc" for Blowfish/CBC Encryption

 OpenSSL "enc -bf-cfb" for Blowfish/CFB Encryption

 OpenSSL "enc -bf-ofb" for Blowfish/OFB Encryption

 References

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