MIT-Curricular/IS/Lab/Lab1/q6_affine_bf.py
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def main():
# Affine cipher: E(x) = (ax + b) mod 26
# Given: "ab" -> "GL"
# a=0, b=1 -> G=6, L=11
ciphertext = "XPALASXYFGFUKPXUSOGEUTKCDGEXANMGNVS"
for a in range(1, 26):
if gcd(a, 26) != 1:
continue
a_inv = mod_inverse(a, 26)
if a_inv is None:
continue
for b in range(26):
# check constraint: "ab" -> "GL" (a*0+b=6, a*1+b=11 mod 26)
if (b % 26 == 6) and ((a + b) % 26 == 11):
decrypted = []
for ch in ciphertext:
if ch.isalpha():
y = ord(ch.upper()) - ord('A')
x = (a_inv * (y - b)) % 26
decrypted.append(chr(x + ord('A')))
else:
decrypted.append(ch)
print(f"Key found: a={a}, b={b}")
print(f"Ciphertext: {ciphertext}")
print(f"Decrypted: {''.join(decrypted)}")
return
def gcd(a, b):
while b:
a, b = b, a % b
return a
def mod_inverse(a, m):
for i in range(1, m):
if (a * i) % m == 1:
return i
return None
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()