You should explain that the block size is return in BYTES, not the more commonly used unit, bits. Many readers are not going to know the DES block size and figure this out on their own.
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 < 7.2.0, PECL mcrypt >= 1.0.0)
mcrypt_get_block_size — Gets the block size of the specified cipher
Esta função tornou-se DEFASADA a partir do PHP 7.1.0 e foi REMOVIDA a partir do PHP 7.2.0. O uso desta função é fortemente desencorajado.
The first prototype is when linked against libmcrypt 2.2.x, the second when linked against libmcrypt 2.4.x or 2.5.x.
mcrypt_get_block_size() is used to get the
size of a block of the specified cipher
(in
combination with an encryption mode).
It is more useful to use the mcrypt_enc_get_block_size() function as this uses the resource returned by mcrypt_module_open().
cipher
Uma das constantes MCRYPT_nome_da_cifra
ou o nome do algoritmo como string.
mode
Uma das constantes MCRYPT_MODE_nome_do_modo
ou uma das seguintes strings: "ecb", "cbc", "cfb", "ofb", "nofb" ou "stream".
Returns the algorithm block size in bytes ou false
em caso de falha.
Exemplo #1 mcrypt_get_block_size() example
This example shows how to use this function when linked against libmcrypt 2.4.x and 2.5.x.
<?php
echo mcrypt_get_block_size('tripledes', 'ecb'); // 8
?>
You should explain that the block size is return in BYTES, not the more commonly used unit, bits. Many readers are not going to know the DES block size and figure this out on their own.