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<reference id="ref.mcrypt">
<title>Mcrypt Encryption Functions</title>
<titleabbrev>mcrypt</titleabbrev>
<partintro>
<para>
These functions work using <ulink
url="&url.mcrypt;">mcrypt</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
This is an interface to the mcrypt library, which supports a wide
variety of block algorithms such as DES, TripleDES, Blowfish
(default), 3-WAY, SAFER-SK64, SAFER-SK128, TWOFISH, TEA, RC2 and
GOST in CBC, OFB, CFB and ECB cipher modes. Additionally, it
supports RC6 and IDEA which are considered "non-free".
</para>
<para>
To use it, download libmcrypt-x.x.tar.gz from <ulink
url="&url.mcrypt;">here</ulink> and follow the included
installation instructions. You need to compile PHP with the
<option role="configure">--with-mcrypt</option> parameter to
enable this extension.
</para>
<para>
Mcrypt can be used to encrypt and decrypt using the above
mentioned ciphers. The four important mcrypt commands
(<function>mcrypt_cfb</function>, <function>mcrypt_cbc</function>,
<function>mcrypt_ecb</function>, and
<function>mcrypt_ofb</function>) can operate in both modes which
are named MCRYPT_ENCRYPT and MCRYPT_DECRYPT, respectively.
<example>
<title>Encrypt an input value with TripleDES in ECB mode</title>
<programlisting role="php">
&lt;?php
$key = "this is a very secret key";
$input = "Let us meet at 9 o'clock at the secret place.";
$encrypted_data = mcrypt_ecb (MCRYPT_TripleDES, $key, $input, MCRYPT_ENCRYPT);
?&gt;
</programlisting>
</example>
This example will give you the encrypted data as a string in
<literal>$encrypted_data</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Mcrypt can operate in four cipher modes (CBC, OFB, CFB, and
ECB). We will outline the normal use for each of these modes. For
a more complete reference and discussion see
&book.applied.cryptography;.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<simpara>
ECB (electronic codebook) is suitable for random data, such as
encrypting other keys. Since data there is short and random,
the disadvantages of ECB have a favorable negative
effect.
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
CBC (cipher block chaining) is especially suitable for
encrypting files where the security is increased over ECB
significantly.
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
CFB (cipher feedback) is the best mode for encrypting byte
streams where single bytes must be encrypted.
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
OFB (output feedback) is comparable to CFB, but can be used in
applications where error propagation cannot be
tolerated.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
PHP does not support encrypting/decrypting bit streams
currently. As of now, PHP only supports handling of strings.
</para>
<para>
For a complete list of supported ciphers, see the defines at the
end of <filename>mcrypt.h</filename>. The general rule is that you
can access the cipher from PHP with MCRYPT_ciphername.
</para>
<para>
Here is a short list of ciphers which are currently supported by
the mcrypt extension. If a cipher is not listed here, but is
listed by mcrypt as supported, you can safely assume that this
documentation is outdated.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_BLOWFISH
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_DES
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_TripleDES
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_ThreeWAY
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_GOST
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_CRYPT
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_DES_COMPAT
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_SAFER64
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_SAFER128
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_CAST128
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_TEAN
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_RC2
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_TWOFISH (for older mcrypt 2.x versions)
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_TWOFISH128 (TWOFISHxxx are available in newer 2.x versions)
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_TWOFISH192
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_TWOFISH256
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_RC6
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
MCRYPT_IDEA
</simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
You must (in CFB and OFB mode) or can (in CBC mode) supply an
initialization vector (IV) to the respective cipher function. The
IV must be unique and must be the same when
decrypting/encrypting. With data which is stored encrypted, you
can take the output of a function of the index under which the
data is stored (e.g. the MD5 key of the filename).
Alternatively, you can transmit the IV together with the encrypted
data (see chapter 9.3 of &book.applied.cryptography; for a
discussion of this topic).
</para>
</partintro>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-get-cipher-name">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</refname>
<refpurpose>Get the name of the specified cipher</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function> is used to get the
name of the specified cipher.
</para>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function> takes the cipher
number as an argument and returns the name of the cipher or
false, if the cipher does not exist.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title><function>Mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function> Example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
&lt;?php
$cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;
print mcrypt_get_cipher_name ($cipher);
?&gt;
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
The above example will produce:
<programlisting>
TripleDES
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-get-block-size">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_get_block_size</refname>
<refpurpose>Get the block size of the specified cipher</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>mcrypt_get_block_size</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_get_block_size</function> is used to get the
size of a block of the specified <parameter>cipher</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_get_block_size</function> takes one argument, the
<parameter>cipher</parameter> and returns the size in bytes.
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>mcrypt_get_key_size</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-get-key-size">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_get_key_size</refname>
<refpurpose>Get the key size of the specified cipher</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>mcrypt_get_key_size</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_get_key_size</function> is used to get the size
of a key of the specified <parameter>cipher</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<function>mcrypt_get_key_size</function> takes one argument, the
<parameter>cipher</parameter> and returns the size in bytes.
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>mcrypt_get_block_size</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-create-iv">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_create_iv</refname>
<refpurpose>
Create an initialization vector (IV) from a random source
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string
<function>mcrypt_create_iv</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>size</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>source</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_create_iv</function> is used to create an IV.
</para>
<para>
<function>mcrypt_create_iv</function> takes two arguments,
<parameter>size</parameter> determines the size of the IV,
<parameter>source</parameter> specifies the source of the IV.
</para>
<para>
The source can be MCRYPT_RAND (system random number generator),
MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM (read data from /dev/random) and
MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM (read data from /dev/urandom). If you use
MCRYPT_RAND, make sure to call srand() before to initialize the
random number generator.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title><function>Mcrypt_create_iv</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
&lt;?php
$cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;
$block_size = mcrypt_get_block_size ($cipher);
$iv = mcrypt_create_iv ($block_size, MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM);
?&gt;
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-cbc">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_cbc</refname>
<refpurpose>Encrypt/decrypt data in CBC mode</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>mcrypt_cbc</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>key</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string
<parameter><optional>iv</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_cbc</function> encrypts or decrypts (depending
on <parameter>mode</parameter>) the <parameter>data</parameter>
with <parameter>cipher</parameter> and <parameter>key</parameter>
in CBC cipher mode and returns the resulting string.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Cipher</parameter> is one of the MCRYPT_ciphername
constants.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Key</parameter> is the key supplied to the
algorithm. It must be kept secret.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Data</parameter> is the data which shall be
encrypted/decrypted.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Mode</parameter> is MCRYPT_ENCRYPT or MCRYPT_DECRYPT.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>IV</parameter> is the optional initialization vector.
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>mcrypt_cfb</function>,
<function>mcrypt_ecb</function>, and
<function>mcrypt_ofb</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-cfb">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_cfb</refname>
<refpurpose>Encrypt/decrypt data in CFB mode</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>mcrypt_cfb</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>key</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>iv</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_cfb</function> encrypts or decrypts (depending
on <parameter>mode</parameter>) the <parameter>data</parameter>
with <parameter>cipher</parameter> and <parameter>key</parameter>
in CFB cipher mode and returns the resulting string.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Cipher</parameter> is one of the MCRYPT_ciphername
constants.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Key</parameter> is the key supplied to the
algorithm. It must be kept secret.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Data</parameter> is the data which shall be
encrypted/decrypted.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Mode</parameter> is MCRYPT_ENCRYPT or MCRYPT_DECRYPT.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>IV</parameter> is the initialization vector.
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>mcrypt_cbc</function>,
<function>mcrypt_ecb</function>, and
<function>mcrypt_ofb</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-ecb">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_ecb</refname>
<refpurpose>Encrypt/decrypt data in ECB mode</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>mcrypt_ecb</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>key</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_ecb</function> encrypts or decrypts (depending
on <parameter>mode</parameter>) the <parameter>data</parameter>
with <parameter>cipher</parameter> and <parameter>key</parameter>
in ECB cipher mode and returns the resulting string.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Cipher</parameter> is one of the MCRYPT_ciphername
constants.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Key</parameter> is the key supplied to the
algorithm. It must be kept secret.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Data</parameter> is the data which shall be
encrypted/decrypted.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Mode</parameter> is MCRYPT_ENCRYPT or MCRYPT_DECRYPT.
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>mcrypt_cbc</function>,
<function>mcrypt_cfb</function>, and
<function>mcrypt_ofb</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-ofb">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_ofb</refname>
<refpurpose>Encrypt/decrypt data in OFB mode</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>mcrypt_ofb</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>cipher</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>key</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>iv</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
<function>Mcrypt_ofb</function> encrypts or decrypts (depending
on <parameter>mode</parameter>) the <parameter>data</parameter>
with <parameter>cipher</parameter> and <parameter>key</parameter>
in OFB cipher mode and returns the resulting string.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Cipher</parameter> is one of the MCRYPT_ciphername
constants.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Key</parameter> is the key supplied to the
algorithm. It must be kept secret.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Data</parameter> is the data which shall be
encrypted/decrypted.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Mode</parameter> is MCRYPT_ENCRYPT or MCRYPT_DECRYPT.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>IV</parameter> is the initialization vector.
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>mcrypt_cbc</function>,
<function>mcrypt_cfb</function>, and
<function>mcrypt_ecb</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
</reference>
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