2010-05-12 23:33:41 +02:00
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MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt package and crypt command with
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extensions. It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption functions
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including encrypting files or data streams without having to be cryptographers.
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The companion to MCrypt is libmcrypt, which contains the actual encryption
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functions themselves and provides a standardized mechanism for accessing them.
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2010-05-13 00:40:54 +02:00
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The mcrypt package is recommended if you are using phpmyadmin for database
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administration. To actually use mcrypt, you would have to recompile php with
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the following config switch: "--with-mcrypt=shared,/usr/bin"
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