Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago
[deleted comment]
[deleted comment]
I started using this module and it seems to me that padding is absolutely
necessary
for CBC mode. Otherwise you have to store the length of the original message,
which
is a bad idea. So I added some high level functions complete with tests that
include
padding/depadding. This required one change in the original code that looks for
"originalsize", which is now just passed in as None.
Also, I'm wondering why "size" (keysize) is an argument to
AESModeOfOperation.encrypt/decrypt since it can be determined from the key
itself.
Am I missing something here?
The functions I added simplify usage. An example:
key = aes.generateRandomKey()
cipher = aes.encryptData(key, plaintext_data)
decoded_message = aes.decryptData(key, cipher)
I attached an svn diff.
-Randall
Original comment by berryma...@gmail.com
on 26 Jul 2009 at 10:11
Attachments:
Great, thanks berryman77 -- your patch is fine and I have now committed it (SVN
revision 36). If you want committer status on this project just let me know!
Original comment by alea...@gmail.com
on 27 Jul 2009 at 1:14
Randall,
The likely reason for the size argument is because the code was originally
converted
directly from ANSI C and in that context it probably made more sense. After the
initial conversion and some bug fixes this has remained largely untouched. As
you
work through the code please make corrections you feel will improve performance,
reliability, and readability.
Josh
Original comment by joshua.a...@gmail.com
on 27 Jul 2009 at 1:39
The functions I added (encryptData and decryptData) apply padding regardless of
the
mode. Only CBC mode requires padding, so I added a check in the attached diff.
I chose to use this module because it's written in Python so I don't have to
compile
for each platform I deploy on. My current needs aren't performance sensitive.
I'm
more focused on usability as is (hopefully) evident in the additions I made.
I'll be
glad to help if/when fixes and improvements are needed.
-Randall
Original comment by berryma...@gmail.com
on 27 Jul 2009 at 6:30
Attachments:
aleaxit,
I would like committer status so I can apply this fix and any future fixes.
Original comment by berryma...@gmail.com
on 4 Aug 2009 at 9:18
berryman77, I'll be very happy to add you, but need your email address -- if
you want to communicate it
privately, I'm aleaxit at gmail period com;-).
Original comment by alea...@gmail.com
on 5 Aug 2009 at 11:42
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
joshua.a...@gmail.com
on 6 Aug 2008 at 12:45