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The cipher functions are used for symmetrical cryptography, i.e. cryptography using a shared key. The programming model follows an open/process/close paradigm and is in that similar to other building blocks provided by Libgcrypt.
| • Available ciphers: | List of ciphers supported by the library. | |
| • Available cipher modes: | List of cipher modes supported by the library. | |
| • Working with cipher handles: | How to perform operations related to cipher handles. | |
| • General cipher functions: | General cipher functions independent of cipher handles. |