# Re: Does Ruby has free DES encrypt lib?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-does-ruby-has-free-des-encrypt-lib/147591>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 3, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-does-ruby-has-free-des-encrypt-lib/147591 "2008-09-03T14:11:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-does-ruby-has-free-des-encrypt-lib/147591/1 "2008-09-03T14:11:11Z")

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> I think there is a DES cipher in the openssl api. Unfornutately, this  
> is not well documented.
> 
> Check openssl ruby-stdlib documentation.

which you can find at  
[http://technorama.net/~oss/ruby/openssl/doc/](http://technorama.net/~oss/ruby/openssl/doc/)

If you google around you should be able to find some reasonable  
examples.  
Look at the code towards the end of this post:  
[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/245284](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/245284)

Regards,

Brian.