5 RC4_set_key, RC4 - RC4 encryption
9 #include <openssl/rc4.h>
11 void RC4_set_key(RC4_KEY *key, int len, const unsigned char *data);
13 void RC4(RC4_KEY *key, unsigned long len, const unsigned char *indata,
14 unsigned char *outdata);
18 This library implements the Alleged RC4 cipher, which is described for
19 example in I<Applied Cryptography>. It is believed to be compatible
20 with RC4[TM], a proprietary cipher of RSA Security Inc.
22 RC4 is a stream cipher with variable key length. Typically, 128 bit
23 (16 byte) keys are used for strong encryption, but shorter insecure
24 key sizes have been widely used due to export restrictions.
26 RC4 consists of a key setup phase and the actual encryption or
29 RC4_set_key() sets up the B<RC4_KEY> B<key> using the B<len> bytes long
32 RC4() encrypts or decrypts the B<len> bytes of data at B<indata> using
33 B<key> and places the result at B<outdata>. Repeated RC4() calls with
34 the same B<key> yield a continuous key stream.
36 Since RC4 is a stream cipher (the input is XORed with a pseudo-random
37 key stream to produce the output), decryption uses the same function
40 Applications should use the higher level functions
41 L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)>
42 etc. instead of calling the RC4 functions directly.
46 RC4_set_key() and RC4() do not return values.
50 Certain conditions have to be observed to securely use stream ciphers.
51 It is not permissible to perform multiple encryptions using the same
56 L<blowfish(3)|blowfish(3)>, L<des(3)|des(3)>, L<rc2(3)|rc2(3)>
60 RC4_set_key() and RC4() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.