noplaintext 0.4.1

An application for generating and managing encryption keys and encrypting/decrypting messages.

noplaintext

Overview

noplaintext is a module that is intended to eliminate hard-coded credentials in scripts by encrypting them using a external key file. This means that only the encrypted credentials are visible and can only be decrypted with a key file that can be stored in a directory not accessible from a github repository, network drive, or wherever else the source code made be. There is a graphical application to generate a key file and encrypt credentials.

Project Structure

/project-root
   /src
      /crypto_utils
         __init__.py
         crypto_utils.py
         README.md
            /gui_app
            __init__.py
            gui_app.py
            README.md
   
   README.md
   pyproject.toml
   requirements.txt

• /src/crypto_utils: Contains the cryptographic utility functions for key generation, loading, encryption, and decryption.
• /src/gui_app: Contains the GUI application that interacts with the user to perform cryptographic operations.
• /tests: Contains tests for the cryptographic utilities.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sluke950/noplaintext.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd noplaintext
   

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Run the GUI application:

   python src/noplaintext/gui_app/gui_app.py
   

Dependencies

• tkinter (included with Python)
• cryptography
• logging

Usage

1. Generate Key: Click the "Generate Key" button to create a new encryption key and save it to a file.
2. Load Key: Click the "Load Key" button to load an existing key from a file.
3. Encrypt Message: Enter a message and click "Encrypt" to encrypt it using the loaded key.
4. Decrypt Message: Enter an encrypted message and click "Decrypt" to decrypt it using the loaded key.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

If you want to contribute to this project, please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request. All contributions are welcome!