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Tuesday 20 January 2015

A decryption code for the encryption code




A decryption code for the encryption code
 

/*
* password decrypt program for the previous encryption program
*By K Sreram
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <list>
#include <string>

const char encryptionPin[] = { "password" };

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    std::string fileName;
    if (!(argc >= 2))
    {
        std::cout << " enter file name:";
        std::getline(std::cin, fileName);
    }
    else
        fileName = argv[1];

    char data;  size_t i;

    std::fstream file(fileName, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
    std::list<char> filesData;
    std::list<char>::iterator index;
    std::string password;
    std::string checkPin;
    std::cout << "\n\n enter the password\n";
    std::cin >> password; // get the password (does not include space)

    while (!file.eof())
    {
        file.read(&data, sizeof(char)/*always 1*/);
        filesData.push_back(data); /// get the file's data in a list
    }
    file.clear();
    file.close();

    const size_t passwordLength = password.size();
    for (index = filesData.begin(), i = 0; i < 8; i++, index++)
    { /// check pin
        if (index == filesData.end())
        {
            std::cout << "error: this file is currept";
            return -1;
        }
        (*index) = (*index)- (char)i - password.c_str()[i%passwordLength];
        checkPin.push_back((*index));
    }
   
    if (checkPin != encryptionPin)
    {
        std::cout << "incorrect password";
        std::cout << checkPin;
        system("pause");
        return -2;
    }

    file.open(fileName, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary); /// prepare the file for writing
    for (; index != filesData.end() && i < filesData.size()-2; index++, i++)
    {
        (*index) = (*index)- (char)i - password.c_str()[i%passwordLength];
        data = (*index);
        file.write(&data, sizeof(char));
    }
    file.clear();
    file.close();
    std::cout << "file decryption completed";
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

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