Which encryption ?

[markh51]

I am looking for a encryption which would allow me to use 8 secret bytes as the key to generate 8 encrypted bytes back.

I have been browsing on google and this site, but most encryptions I come across output much more than 8 bytes.

I am using delphi for this project and stubbled across:
http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Delphi/MathFunctions/Cryptography.htm

but I am totaly lost at which one I could use.

Any help is always appreciated.

[Maximus]

DES should have an effective mmh...54? BITkey, out of a 64 BIT (8 byte) one.
It should be fine for you.
With such short key, don't hope to make a safe cipher, but..
--edit-----
I wrote Byte instead of BIT, sorry!

[LLXX]

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[Originally Posted by markh51]I have been browsing on google and this site, but most encryptions I come across output much more than 8 bytes.

Why don't you just randomly select 8 bytes of the output?

[dELTA]

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Why don't you just randomly select 8 bytes of the output?

Err, maybe because he'd like to decrypt it again?

Anyway, blowfish would be a good alternative for you markh51.

[markh51]

Ok, guys... thanks for the comments.

[markh51]

dELTA has good a good point

[LLXX]

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[Originally Posted by dELTA]Err, maybe because he'd like to decrypt it again? Anyway, blowfish would be a good alternative for you markh51.

I see... I thought he was just trying to generate a hash.

[este]

I'm working on some blowfish code right now. I like it alot.

REALLY fast once you have the subkeys generated. Uncrackable. Simple as pie to code. etc etc Pretty easy to modify too,