From: Eleanor McHugh <eleanor@...>
Date: 2009-05-03T21:48:14+09:00
Subject: Re: OpenSSL::Cipher dad decrypt

On 2 May 2009, at 21:45, Pål Bergström wrote:
> I'm trying to implement a simple encrypt and decrypt function in  
> Rails.
> I've found this Ruby script using OpenSSL::Cipher::Cipher.
>
> When I try with the "wrong" KEY value, just to test it, I get an error
> saying "bad decrypt". How can I avoid the error, or read the error  
> so I
> can stop the script?

Show us the code you're actually using and we can make constructive  
suggestions :)
Also whilst the particular techniques may or may not be applicable,  
you can find some examples of doing OpenSSL crypto in the  
presentations linked in my sig: the Semantic DNS presentation has a  
substantial example (using AES).


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
Games With Brains
http://slides.games-with-brains.net
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