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1 | .Dd $Mdocdate: November 5 2016 $ | ||
2 | .Dt RC4 3 | ||
3 | .Os | ||
4 | .Sh NAME | ||
5 | .Nm RC4_set_key , | ||
6 | .Nm RC4 | ||
7 | .Nd RC4 encryption | ||
8 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | ||
9 | .In openssl/rc4.h | ||
10 | .Ft void | ||
11 | .Fo RC4_set_key | ||
12 | .Fa "RC4_KEY *key" | ||
13 | .Fa "int len" | ||
14 | .Fa "const unsigned char *data" | ||
15 | .Fc | ||
16 | .Ft void | ||
17 | .Fo RC4 | ||
18 | .Fa "RC4_KEY *key" | ||
19 | .Fa "unsigned long len" | ||
20 | .Fa "const unsigned char *indata" | ||
21 | .Fa "unsigned char *outdata" | ||
22 | .Fc | ||
23 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | ||
24 | This library implements the alleged RC4 cipher, which is described for | ||
25 | example in | ||
26 | .%B Applied Cryptography . | ||
27 | It is believed to be compatible with RC4[TM], a proprietary cipher of | ||
28 | RSA Security Inc. | ||
29 | .Pp | ||
30 | RC4 is a stream cipher with variable key length. | ||
31 | Typically, 128 bit (16 byte) keys are used for strong encryption, but | ||
32 | shorter insecure key sizes have been widely used due to export | ||
33 | restrictions. | ||
34 | .Pp | ||
35 | RC4 consists of a key setup phase and the actual encryption or | ||
36 | decryption phase. | ||
37 | .Pp | ||
38 | .Fn RC4_set_key | ||
39 | sets up the | ||
40 | .Vt RC4_KEY | ||
41 | .Fa key | ||
42 | using the | ||
43 | .Fa len | ||
44 | bytes long key at | ||
45 | .Fa data . | ||
46 | .Pp | ||
47 | .Fn RC4 | ||
48 | encrypts or decrypts the | ||
49 | .Fa len | ||
50 | bytes of data at | ||
51 | .Fa indata | ||
52 | using | ||
53 | .Fa key | ||
54 | and places the result at | ||
55 | .Fa outdata . | ||
56 | Repeated | ||
57 | .Fn RC4 | ||
58 | calls with the same | ||
59 | .Fa key | ||
60 | yield a continuous key stream. | ||
61 | .Pp | ||
62 | Since RC4 is a stream cipher (the input is XOR'ed with a pseudo-random | ||
63 | key stream to produce the output), decryption uses the same function | ||
64 | calls as encryption. | ||
65 | .Sh RETURN VALUES | ||
66 | .Fn RC4_set_key | ||
67 | and | ||
68 | .Fn RC4 | ||
69 | do not return values. | ||
70 | .Sh SEE ALSO | ||
71 | .Xr blowfish 3 , | ||
72 | .Xr EVP_EncryptInit 3 | ||
73 | .Sh HISTORY | ||
74 | .Fn RC4_set_key | ||
75 | and | ||
76 | .Fn RC4 | ||
77 | are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. | ||
78 | .Sh BUGS | ||
79 | This cipher is broken and should no longer be used. | ||