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Cryptprac 1

The document describes functions for encrypting and decrypting text using the Rail Fence Cipher and Columnar Transposition Cipher techniques. It provides a menu for selecting either the Rail Fence or Columnar Transposition cipher, then encrypting or decrypting text using the selected cipher's functions with the appropriate inputs.

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Cryptprac 1

The document describes functions for encrypting and decrypting text using the Rail Fence Cipher and Columnar Transposition Cipher techniques. It provides a menu for selecting either the Rail Fence or Columnar Transposition cipher, then encrypting or decrypting text using the selected cipher's functions with the appropriate inputs.

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# Rail Fence Cipher encryption function

def rail_fence_encrypt(text, rails):

rails = min(rails, len(text))

fence = [[' ' for _ in range(len(text))] for _ in range(rails)]

rail, delta = 0, 1

for char in text:

fence[rail][fence[rail].index(' ')] = char

if rail == 0:

delta = 1

elif rail == rails - 1:

delta = -1

rail += delta

encrypted_text = ''.join(''.join(row) for row in fence)

return encrypted_text

# Rail Fence Cipher decryption function

def rail_fence_decrypt(text, rails):

rails = min(rails, len(text))

fence = [[' ' for _ in range(len(text))] for _ in range(rails)]

rail, delta = 0, 1

for i in range(len(text)):

fence[rail][i] = '*'

if rail == 0:

delta = 1

elif rail == rails - 1:

delta = -1

rail += delta
plaintext = [' ' for _ in range(len(text))]

i=0

for row in range(rails):

for col in range(len(text)):

if fence[row][col] == '*':

plaintext[col] = text[i]

i += 1

return ''.join(plaintext)

# Columnar Transposition Cipher encryption function

def columnar_transposition_encrypt(text, key):

key_order = sorted(range(len(key)), key=lambda k: key[k])

num_columns = len(key)

num_rows = -(-len(text) // num_columns)

matrix = [[' ' for _ in range(num_columns)] for _ in range(num_rows)]

for i, char in enumerate(text):

matrix[i % num_rows][key_order[i // num_rows]] = char

encrypted_text = ''.join(''.join(row) for row in matrix)

return encrypted_text

# Columnar Transposition Cipher decryption function

def columnar_transposition_decrypt(text, key):

key_order = sorted(range(len(key)))

num_columns = len(key)

num_rows = -(-len(text) // num_columns) # Calculate the number of rows

# Initialize the matrix

matrix = [[' ' for _ in range(num_columns)] for _ in range(num_rows)]


# Fill the matrix with characters from the encrypted text

i=0

for col in key_order:

for row in range(num_rows):

if i < len(text):

matrix[row][col] = text[i]

i += 1

# Extract the text from the matrix row by row

decrypted_text = ''.join(''.join(row) for row in matrix)

return decrypted_text

while True:

print("\nTransposition Techniques Menu:")

print("1. Rail Fence Cipher")

print("2. Columnar Transposition Cipher")

print("3. Quit")

choice = input("Enter your choice (1/2/3): ")

if choice == '1':

text = input("Enter the text: ")

rails = int(input("Enter the number of rails: "))

encrypt_or_decrypt = input("Encrypt (E) or Decrypt (D)? ").strip().lower()

if encrypt_or_decrypt == 'e':

encrypted_text = rail_fence_encrypt(text, rails)

print("Encrypted Text:", encrypted_text)

elif encrypt_or_decrypt == 'd':

decrypted_text = rail_fence_decrypt(text, rails)

print("Decrypted Text:", decrypted_text)


else:

print("Invalid choice. Enter 'E' for encrypt or 'D' for decrypt.")

elif choice == '2':

text = input("Enter the text: ")

key = input("Enter the columnar transposition key (e.g., 2314): ")

encrypt_or_decrypt = input("Encrypt (E) or Decrypt (D)? ").strip().lower()

if encrypt_or_decrypt == 'e':

encrypted_text = columnar_transposition_encrypt(text, key)

print("Encrypted Text:", encrypted_text)

elif encrypt_or_decrypt == 'd':

decrypted_text = columnar_transposition_decrypt(text, key)

print("Decrypted Text:", decrypted_text)

else:

print("Invalid choice. Enter 'E' for encrypt or 'D' for decrypt.")

elif choice == '3':

print("Goodbye!")

break

else:

print("Invalid choice. Please select a valid option (1/2/3).")

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