Cryptography and Cryptanalysis in Java: Creating and Programming Advanced Algorithms with Java SE 21 LTS and Jakarta EE 11

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S. L. Nita, M. I. MihailescuCryptography and Cryptanalysis in Javahttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0441-0_16

16. Cryptography Tools

Stefania Loredana Nita¹   and Marius Iulian Mihailescu¹

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Bucharest, Romania

 

This chapter presents two of the most popular software applications and tools for cryptography that are great for learning and practice purposes: CrypTool (CT) [1] and OpenSSL [2].

CryptTool

The original version of CT was written in C++, but there are several versions, including an online version and a version written in Java, called JCrypTool (JCT). The latest stable version is 1.0.9, and it is supported on Windows, macOS, and Linux; it can be downloaded ...