Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import javax.crypto.Cipher; import javax.crypto.SecretKey; import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec; public class Main { private final static String ALGORITHM = "DES"; private final static String HEX = "0123456789ABCDEF"; /** * Encrypt data * @param secretKey - a secret key used for encryption * @param data - data to encrypt * @return Encrypted data * @throws Exception */ public static String cipher(String secretKey, String data) throws Exception { // Key has to be of length 8 if (secretKey == null || secretKey.length() != 8) throw new Exception("Invalid key length - 8 bytes key needed!"); SecretKey key = new SecretKeySpec(secretKey.getBytes(), ALGORITHM); Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance(ALGORITHM); cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key); return toHex(cipher.doFinal(data.getBytes())); } public static String toHex(byte[] stringBytes) { StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(2 * stringBytes.length); for (int i = 0; i < stringBytes.length; i++) { result.append(HEX.charAt((stringBytes[i] >> 4) & 0x0f)).append(HEX.charAt(stringBytes[i] & 0x0f)); } return result.toString(); } }