NAME

Number::Encode - Encode bit strings into digit strings

SYNOPSIS

use Number::Encode qw(nonuniform uniform);

DESCRIPTION

Provides a mechanism to convert arbitrary bit-strings into numeric digit strings. The transformation can be uniform or non-uniform depending on the type of distribution of the numeric digits achieved.

The former approach is useful for security-related applications such as calling cards and the such, which require a uniform digit distribution. The algorythm used to generate uniform distributions, while deterministic, is more constly than the non-uniform variant.

This module is distributed under the same terms and warranty as Perl itself.

EXPORT

This module provides the following exports:

my $number = nonuniform($data)

Converts a bit-string represented in the example by the scalar $data to a numeric string representation returned at $number.

The probabilistic distribution of the digits in the resulting number is not uniform. Some digits will have up to twice the chance of others of appearing at a given position.

my $number = uniform($data)

Performs a transformation from the bit-string provided in $data to a numeric string returned at $number. This transformation is a bit more costly but has the advantage that the digit distribution is uniform. This function is adequate for applications that require a uniform composition of the numeric strings, such as password or PIN number generators.

HISTORY

1.00

Original version; created by h2xs 1.20 with options

  -ACOXfn
	Number::Encode
	-v
	1.00

AUTHOR

Luis E. Munoz <lem@cantv.net>

SEE ALSO

perl(1).