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2-Key Triple DES (112 bits)

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Demonstrates 2-Key Triple DES encryption (112-bit 3DES encryption).

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Node.js
NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();

    //  Specify 3DES for the encryption algorithm:
    crypt.CryptAlgorithm = "3des";

    crypt.CipherMode = "ecb";

    //  For 2-Key Triple-DES, use a key length of 128
    //  (Given that each byte's msb is a parity bit, the strength is really 112 bits).
    crypt.KeyLength = 128;

    //  Pad with zeros
    crypt.PaddingScheme = 3;

    //  EncodingMode specifies the encoding of the output for
    //  encryption, and the input for decryption.
    //  It may be "hex", "url", "base64", or "quoted-printable".
    crypt.EncodingMode = "hex";

    //  Let's create a secret key by using the MD5 hash of a password.
    //  The Digest-MD5 algorithm produces a 16-byte hash (i.e. 128 bits)
    crypt.HashAlgorithm = "md5";
    var keyHex = crypt.HashStringENC("secretPassword");

    //  Set the encryption key:
    crypt.SetEncodedKey(keyHex,"hex");

    //  Encrypt
    var encStr = crypt.EncryptStringENC("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog");
    console.log(encStr);

    //  Now decrypt:
    var decStr = crypt.DecryptStringENC(encStr);
    console.log(decStr);

}

chilkatExample();