A common question is: I’m encrypting using on X, but wish to decrypt on Y. Is it possible? The answer is yes — only if all encryption parameters are identical. Here’s a summarized list:
(Assuming it is a symmetric encryption algorithm such as AES, Blowfish, Twofish, 3DES, RC2, etc.)
These input parameters must match on both encrypting and decrypting sides:
(1) Algorithm (AES, Blowfish, Twofish, 3DES, etc)
(2) Mode (CBC, ECB)
(3) Key Length (128-bit, 192-bit, 256-bit, etc.)
(4) Initialization Vector if CBC mode
(5) Binary Secret Key
(6) Padding Scheme (but only last block will differ if mismatched).
A more detailed explanation/example of matching encryption input/output.
Helpful hint: When trying to get two systems to interoperate, use test data that is more than one block long. This way, if all params are matching except the padding scheme, you’ll see that all output blocks are matching except the last one (where the padding differs).
