https://github.com/darkceptor44/cipher-py

Encryption/Decryption utility for .txt files
https://github.com/darkceptor44/cipher-py

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Encryption/Decryption utility for .txt files

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/darkceptor44/cipher-py
• Owner: DarkCeptor44
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-11-11T20:05:07.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-30T12:45:32.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-16T00:33:38.300Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 6.92 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Disclaimer: This is not the most secure tool on the planet, it's simply a personal project for passing time and probably won't work against an actual attacker with bad intentions.

# Cipher

Encrypts and Decrypts any `.txt` file in the current directory when a password is provided (unless the names of the files are specified in the `EXCEPTIONS` array).

Useful to hide text from people with either physical or remote access to your machine (as long as they're not actual attackers), you can use for diaries (just an example).

## How to use

 1. Download `cipher.py` to your machine.

 2. Open a command prompt on the directory where `cipher.py` is:

 3. Type `python` , press Enter, type `import os; os.urandom(16)` , press Enter and copy the line that shows up (it looks like `b'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'` )

 4. Open `cipher.py` and look for line 8 where it says `SALT = b'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'` , then just paste that line you copied after the `=` .

 5. Save it and run it to encrypt the `.txt` files that are in the same directory.

## Notes

* You can use any password on encryption but if you try to decrypt with a different password than you used it's gonna give an error.

* I recommend use of [auto-py-to-exe](https://github.com/brentvollebregt/auto-py-to-exe) to compile `.py` in `.exe` which makes it harder for someone to see the code.

## Download

If you don't care about the security of generating your own salt then you can download a version that comes with a pre-generated salt, links are on the [Releases](https://github.com/DarkCeptor44/cipher/releases) tab.

### This script is meant for less tech-savvy people as it's not highly advanced but can be modified to whatever you need