Re: [Beecrypt-devel] Why is the the size of "byte key[56]" 56 in the "tests/testblowfish.c" file?

[Bob D. <bob...@te...>]

Hi,

A blowfish key, according to the algorithm's specification, can be up to
448 bits (or 56 bytes). The variable has been given this size to cope
with any given valid length.

Sincerely,

Bob Deblier

On Sat, 2008-02-16 at 16:13 +0200, Fuse User wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Why is the the size of "byte key[56]" 56 in the "tests/testblowfish.c"
> file? Does "key" must be 56 bytes long?
> 
> Best regards.