The source files in this distribution are Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Peter Behroozi and are licensed for use under the same terms as Perl itself. The GNU Public License is available with Perl. As of this current time, it is not included in this distribution (shame on me!), so see www.gnu.org for more details. CGI::SecureState CGI::SecureState was written to resemble CGI::Persistent as closely as possible. To install CGI::SecureState, all you should have to do is the standard % perl Makefile.PL % make % make install Then test the installation: % make test and everything should work. This assumes that you have the following: Long file names (at least 27 chars): needed to ensure remote ticket authenticity. Crypt::Blowfish: it couldn't be called "Secure" without. At some point in the future (as better algorithms become available), this requirement may be changed. Tested with version 2.06. Digest::SHA1: for super-strong (160 bit) hashing of data. It is used in key generation and filename generation. Tested with version 1.03. CGI: it couldn't be called "CGI" without. Should not be a problem as it comes standard with Perl 5.004 and above. Tested with version 2.56 and 2.74. Perl: Hmmm. Tested with v5.6.0. This module has NOT been tested with 5.005 or below. Use at your own risk. There may be several bugs induced by lower versions of Perl, a few of which may include: failure to compile, failure to run, or the mysterious absence of your favorite pair of lemming slippers. The author is exempt from wrongdoing and liability in case you decide to use CGI::SecureState with a version of Perl less than 5.6.0.