Re: [PHP-DEV] Blowfish code From: Jim Winstead (jimw <email protected>)
Date: 03/22/99

On Mar 22, Ted Rolle wrote:
> The configure process checks for Blowfish code, but I find no Blowfish
> modules in crypt.c. Is Blowfish implemented? MD5 seems to be...
> Also, I'd like to implement the Twofish algorithm and/or the winner of the
> AES competition.

The Blowfish check is for crypt() functions that use Blowfish
instead of or in addition to MD5 or DES. (I believe FreeBSD is one
of the ones to support multiple variations.) Since we're just using
the system crypt() function, and it is one-way, there shouldn't be
any crypto-law worries. Real Blowfish/Twofish/etc support would be
cool, but there is that whole annoying munitions thing. Fortunately
the PHP API is simple enough that people should be able to roll
their own if they need it.

Jim 

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