Package Crypto :: Package Cipher :: Module XOR

Module XOR

XOR toy cipher

XOR is one the simplest stream ciphers. Encryption and decryption are performed by XOR-ing data with a keystream made by contatenating the key.

Do not use it for real applications!

Classes
	XORCipher XOR cipher object

Functions

new(key, *args, **kwargs)
Create a new XOR cipher

Variables
	block_size = `1` Size of a data block (in bytes)
	key_size = `xrange(1, 33)` Size of a key (in bytes)

Function Details

Create a new XOR cipher

Parameters:

key (byte string) - The secret key to use in the symmetric cipher. Its length may vary from 1 to 32 bytes.

Returns:

an XORCipher object