public static final String crypt(String salt, String original)
   {
      while(salt.length() < 2)
         salt += "A";

      StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("             ");

      char charZero = salt.charAt(0);
      char charOne  = salt.charAt(1);

      buffer.setCharAt(0, charZero);
      buffer.setCharAt(1, charOne);

      int Eswap0 = con_salt[(int)charZero];
      int Eswap1 = con_salt[(int)charOne] << 4;
 
      byte key[] = new byte[8];

      for(int i = 0; i < key.length; i ++)
         key[i] = (byte)0;

      for(int i = 0; i < key.length && i < original.length(); i ++)
      {
         int iChar = (int)original.charAt(i);

         key[i] = (byte)(iChar << 1);
      }

      int schedule[] = des_set_key(key);
      int out[]      = body(schedule, Eswap0, Eswap1);

      byte b[] = new byte[9];

      intToFourBytes(out[0], b, 0);
      intToFourBytes(out[1], b, 4);
      b[8] = 0;

      for(int i = 2, y = 0, u = 0x80; i < 13; i ++)
      {
         for(int j = 0, c = 0; j < 6; j ++)
         {
            c <<= 1;

            if(((int)b[y] & u) != 0)
               c |= 1;

            u >>>= 1;

            if(u == 0)
            {
               y++;
               u = 0x80;
            }
            buffer.setCharAt(i, (char)cov_2char[c]);
         }
      }
      return(buffer.toString());
   }