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diff --git a/security/p5-Crypt-Blowfish_PP/pkg-descr b/security/p5-Crypt-Blowfish_PP/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7ffaf54a5272 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/p5-Crypt-Blowfish_PP/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Blowfish is a published algorithm written by Bruce Schneier Unlike +IDEA or DES etc. there are no patent implications in using this +algorithm. + +It uses anywhere between a 64 bit and a 448 bit key. The transform +itself is fast and operates on a 64 bit block, and most of the +calculation time is in initialising the context with the key data. + +The _PP name comes from the fact that this implementation is Pure +Perl, and will not have any compatibility problems. |