Quick Start

Introduction

This quick start guide demonstrates how to use the XOR encryption provided by the drcrypt library to encrypt and decrypt text. We’ll show you a simple example using Python code.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the drcrypt library installed. You can install it using the following command:

pip install drcrypt

Getting Started

Follow the steps below to encrypt and decrypt text using XOR encryption:

1. Import the XOR Class:

   In your Python code, start by importing the XOR class from the drcrypt.crypt module:

   from drcrypt.crypt import XOR
   

2. Encrypting and Decrypting Text:

   Define the text you want to encrypt. For example, let’s use the text “Hello, World”. Then, create an instance of the XOR class with a password and text encoding:

   text = "Hello, World"
   xor = XOR("MyPassword", "utf-8")
   

   Use the encrypt method to encrypt the text:

   en = xor.encrypt(text)
   

   You can now print the original text, the encrypted text, and decrypt the encrypted text to get the original text back:

   print("Original Text:", text, end="\n\n")
   print("Encrypted Text:", en)
   print("Decrypted Text:", xor.decrypt(en))
   

Summary

You’ve successfully learned how to use XOR encryption with the drcrypt library to secure your text data. This is a simple example, and you can explore more advanced features of the library for more complex scenarios.