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Mcrypt, and the accompanying libmcrypt, are intended to be replacements for the old Unix crypt, except that they are under the GPL and support an ever-wider range of algorithms and modes.
Unlike most encryption libraries libmcrypt does not have everything (random number generators, hashes, hmac implementation, key exchange, public key encryption etc.).
Libmcrypt only implements an interface to access block and stream encryption algorithms.
It's purpose was to assist in the development of mcrypt by providing a uniform interface to access several different encryption algorithms, so that the main program is independent of the encryption algorithms and the modes used.
libmcrypt: A replacement of the old unix crypt
Mcrypt, and the accompanying libmcrypt, are intended to be replacements for the old Unix crypt, except that they are under the GPL and support an ever-wider range of algorithms and modes.Unlike most encryption libraries libmcrypt does not have everything (random number generators, hashes, hmac implementation, key exchange, public key encryption etc.).
Libmcrypt only implements an interface to access block and stream encryption algorithms.
It's purpose was to assist in the development of mcrypt by providing a uniform interface to access several different encryption algorithms, so that the main program is independent of the encryption algorithms and the modes used.
| Name: | libmcrypt |
| Release: | 2.5.8-5mamba |
| Group: | System/Libraries |
| Maintainer: | silvan |
| License: | LGPL |
| Size: | 1.28 MB |
| Upstream URL: | https://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/ |
| Build time: | 2025-12-06 00:52:01 |
Binary packages and requirements
| x86_64 | i586 | |
|---|---|---|
| Built RPMS | libmcrypt libmcrypt-debug libmcrypt-devel | libmcrypt libmcrypt-debug libmcrypt-devel |
| Build requirements | glibc-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] |
History of changes
| Date | Packager | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | Automatic Build System | 2.5.8-5mamba | - automatic rebuild by autodist |
| 2025-12-05 | Automatic Build System | 2.5.8-4mamba | - automatic rebuild by autodist |
| 2015-07-13 | silvan | 2.5.8-3mamba | - rebuilt to see if this fixes blocking php with phpmyadmin and mediawiki |
| 2013-08-18 | autodist | 2.5.8-2mamba | - automatic rebuild by autodist |
| 2008-01-16 | aleph0 | 2.5.8-1mamba | - update to 2.5.8 |
| 2006-06-07 | davide | 2.5.7-2qilnx | - specfile updated - fixed underquoted definition of AM_PATH_LIBMCRYPT in libmcrypt.m4 |
| 2003-12-23 | silvan | 2.5.7-1qilnx | - first build |
