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January 29[edit]

XOR-OTP-Programm?[edit]

Is there a simple computer program that just takes a file of random data and XORs its binary format with an input?
Kind of like a one time pad with random data on one side and encryption on the other? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:426:D280:7100:3AFC:91AC:329B (talk) 17:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a simple Python script that does that. CodeTalker (talk) 18:29, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Be aware that unless your key is at least as long as the plain text, then simple XOR encryption is vulnerable to cracking. Even if your key is long enough, if it contains detectable patterns (such as some poetry) it may still be crackable. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 19:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]