Aqua Encrypter GUI

A text encrypter based on stream cipher symmetric key encryption algorithm.

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Index

• Dependencies
• Installation
  • Linux (Ubuntu)
  • Windows
• Executing
• How it works
  • Symmetric Encription
  • Stream ciphers

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Dependencies

• Python 3

• tkinter for Python 3

Installation

Linux (Ubuntu)

1. Install Python 3 from its official website
2. Install tkinter for Python 3 with:

$ sudo apt install python3-tk

Windows

Install Python 3 from its official website and, during the installation process, check the Tcl/Tk option:

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Executing

Navigate into this directory within a shell, then run:

$ python3 -m aqua_encrypter

In PowerShell:

> python -m aqua_encrypter

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How it works

The core algorithm for this program takes a text file and a password as input, then add each character of the text to the corresponding character of the password, generating the ciphertext.

Symmetric Encription

Symmetric encryption is a type of encryption where only one key is used to encrypt and decrypt data.

Stream ciphers

Stream ciphers encrypt content using a stream key which, combined with the content to be encrypted, generates the ciphertext.

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