Sets an encoding key for use by the encrypt function. Format #include <unistd.h> #include <stdlib.h> void setkey (const char *key;)
1 – Argument
key A character array of length 64 containing 0s and 1s.
2 – Description
The argument of setkey is a character array of length 64 containing only the characters with numerical value 0 and 1. If this string is divided into groups of 8, the low-order bit in each group is ignored, leading to a 56-bit key which is set into the machine. No value is returned. See also crypt and encrypt.