Basilisk

Fast, plain text shapeshifting encryption cipher.

Getting Started

The only requirement is an installation of Python 3.

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. If you want to create a binary for this, see #compiling. Otherwise, you're good to go.

How to Use

Basilisk can encrypt or decrypt plain text. It uses a key to generate the sequence it will use to transpose and encrypt the text, so you'll need to come up with a key (think of it like a password) for whatever you're going to encrypt. To decrypt, just like a login, you'll need to provide the key.

Important: Use alphabet characters only. No symbols or numbers. Spaces can be used, but just for clarity on the human end really; they will not count as a character, they will be omitted. Personally I reccommend using a phrase for a key, instead of a word. Examples of good keys would be something like "weliveinatwilightworld" or "andtherearenofriendsatdusk".

From within the directory that basilisk is in, run the program from a terminal with the following arguments:

1. encrypt or decrypt
2. The text you are encrypting or decrypting
3. The key

Examples:
Encrypting: python basilisk.py encrypt mysecretcontents supersecretkey
Decrypting: python basilisk.py decrypt wiogsjgioeagnagd supersecretkey

Compiling

basilisk.py is fully functional as is without installing anything other than python, but if you really want a binary, I would suggest installing PyInstaller and running python -m PyInstaller --onefile basilisk.py. This would make sense if you have a device where you want basilisk, but not python.

Credits

Code by by telekrex. Please direct any suggestions, questions, or suspected security vulnerabilities to telekrex@gmail.com.
Artwork created with Perhance AI.