cipherdex 0.1.2

A CLI tool for encryption, decryption, and cryptanalysis of classical ciphers

CipherDex

CipherDex is a powerful command-line toolkit for encryption, decryption, and cryptanalysis of classical ciphers.

Explore, analyze, and break classical ciphers directly from your terminal.

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Installation

pip install cipherdex

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Usage

Encrypt text

cipherdex encrypt --algo caesar "hello world" --key 3

Decrypt text

cipherdex decrypt --algo caesar "khoor zruog" --key 3

AES encrypt/decrypt

cipherdex encrypt --algo aes --key <BASE64_KEY> "hello world"
cipherdex decrypt --algo aes --key <BASE64_KEY> <BASE64_CIPHERTEXT>

RSA encrypt/decrypt

cipherdex encrypt --algo rsa --pub-key-file pub.pem "secret message"
cipherdex decrypt --algo rsa --private-key-file priv.pem <BASE64_CIPHERTEXT>

Generate key

cipherdex generate-key --algo aes
cipherdex generate-key --algo rsa

Analyze text

cipherdex analyze "khoor zruog"

Detect cipher

cipherdex detect "khoor zruog"

Bruteforce Caesar cipher

cipherdex bruteforce "khoor"

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Features

• Multiple cipher support:

  • Caesar, ROT13, Atbash
  • Vigenère, Affine
  • Playfair, Rail Fence
  • AES-GCM and RSA (modern encryption)

• Letter frequency analysis

• Index of Coincidence (IC)

• Cipher detection heuristics

• Brute-force attack tools

• File input/output support

• Rich CLI output

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Disclaimer

This tool is for educational purposes only. The ciphers implemented are not secure for real-world encryption.

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Author

Varun

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License

MIT License