Steve answered with instructions on how to do this.  This ticket is 
thereby resolved.

[[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Tue Nov 12 17:18:26 2002]:

> Hi,
> 
> Situation:
> ==========
> 
> 1.) Call: pCipher=EVP_get_cipherbyname("RC2-CBC")
> 2.) Call: EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ec_ctx)
> 3.) Call: EVP_CipherInit(&ec_ctx,pCipher,byKey,byIV,1)
> 
> byKey contains 16 octets (128bit RC2 key)
> 
> 4.) Call: 
VP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(&ec_ctx,EVP_CTRL_SET_RC2_KEY_BITS,40,0L);
> 
> to set effective key length to 40bit
> 
> Bug:
> ====
> 
> Effective key length is updated in struct. but RC2 key data
> is NOT updated (bugfix seems to be impossible because
> VP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl does not have access to raw key material !?).
> 
> Regards.
> 


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