byte[] key7 = new byte[7];
        byte[] e8 = new byte[8];

        for( int i = 0; i < key.length / 7; i++ ) {
            System.arraycopy( key, i * 7, key7, 0, 7 );
            DES des = new DES( key7 );
            des.encrypt( data, e8 );
            System.arraycopy( e8, 0, e, i * 8, 8 );
        }
    }

    static String DEFAULT_DOMAIN;
    static String DEFAULT_USERNAME;
    static String DEFAULT_PASSWORD;

                /*
                 * This still isn't quite right. If one npa object does not have external
                 * hashes and the other does then they will not be considered equal even
                 * though they may be.
                 */
            }
            return true;
        }
        return false;