Re: I need some simple encryption.

[pelagic]

Why don't you just use HTTPS instead of HTTP?
That would make encryption transparent for your script, i.e. you wouldn't have to care about it.

[Anonymous Monk]

and I intend on telling the people who will be using this to only run it over a secure connection, but I'm realistic

It mean https

[pelagic]

Usually you decide whether your stuff is accessable over http ot only over https.

update
ok then, let's ask Cap'n Steve: will you be able to enforce ssl / https?

[ikegami]

I bet he's releasing a module for others to use, in which case the choice of HTTP vs HTTPS is not up to him.

[PhilHibbs]

As a developer, I don't always get to choose how my employer deploys the code I develop.