def encrypt_cipher(triple_des_key)
      triple_des_key_urlencoded = ''

      key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(PUBLIC_KEY)
      encrypted_triple_des = key.public_encrypt(triple_des_key)
      encrypted_base64 = Base64.strict_encode64(encrypted_triple_des)
      triple_des_key_urlencoded = "#{CGI::escape(encrypted_base64)}decode"

      return triple_des_key_urlencoded
    end
def encrypt_cipher(triple_des_key)
      triple_des_key_urlencoded = ''

      key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(PUBLIC_KEY)
      encrypted_triple_des = key.public_encrypt(triple_des_key)
      encrypted_base64 = Base64.strict_encode64(encrypted_triple_des)
      triple_des_key_urlencoded = "#{CGI::escape(encrypted_base64)}decode"

      return triple_des_key_urlencoded
    end
Private: Asymmetrically encrypt a symmetrical encryption key

 triple_des_key - A Triple DES (3DES) encryption key

 Returns a base64-encoded and url-encoded representation of the $triple_des_key