simple encryption

[switchhead]

Hi,

I'm using perl and snmpget/snmpset to change some parameters on switches.

The problem is I don't want to leave the private community string in cleartext within the program. I know snmp has versions that can encrypt passwords but I'm using v1.

Is there a simple hash method where I can generate a hash of a string, store this hash as a variable in the program and then do something like $private_string = unhash($hash) ?

 

[PaulTEG]

Crypt::Blowfish
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has worked for me

--Paul

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[PaulTEG]

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even

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