Encoding / Decoding

[MrKnowItAllxx]

I just thought I would share this concept that I used to encode / decode text - nothing fancy, but I thought the algorithm was interesting (it counts in different bases for each digit of the 4 digit "code" to encode the letters) and it is fairly quick as well. Though you may find the code to be a little sloppy.

Anyway just thought I'd share - maybe someone will find it interesting / useable. I noticed that someone was making a password input prompt in their batch file anyway, maybe you could use it to encode the passwords or something, lol

code can only be 4 digits and is purely numerical (0 not advised as a digit)

encode example.bat:

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set /p message=))
set /p code=Code: 
call :encode string "%message%" "%code%"
echo %string%>message.txt
echo %string%
pause
goto :eof

:encode
rem Encodes a string using a code specified.
rem -Requires length function
rem -Requires genPage function
rem 
rem    Syntax: encode [rVar] "string" "code"
set "str=%~2"
set "str=%str: =_%"
set "rStr="
set "page=%temp%\code.tmp"
call :genPage "%page%" %~3
call :length len "%str%"
set /a len=len-1
for /l %%a in (0,1,%len%) do (
for /f "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims=;" %%b in (%page%) do (
if "!str:~%%a,1!"=="%%b" set "rStr=!rStr!%%c"
))
del /q "%page%"
endlocal & if not "%~1"=="" set %~1=%rStr% & exit /b
goto :eof

:length
rem Returns the length of a string.
rem
rem    Syntax: length [rVar] "string"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "str=%~2"
set "len=0"
set "count=0"
:length_loop
if "!str:~%len%,1!"=="" (
endlocal & if not "%~1"=="" set %~1=%len% & exit /b
) else set /a len=len+1
goto :length_loop

:genPage
rem Generates a codepage for use encoding / decoding text.
rem based on a 4 digit code.
rem -Requires length function
rem
rem    Syntax: genPage "page name" [code]
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "file=%~1"
set "code=%~2"
set "s1=%code:~0,1%"
set "s2=%code:~1,1%"
set "s3=%code:~2,1%"
set "s4=%code:~3,1%"
set "list=._!?/,abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890$"
set "letter=."
set "str=%str: =.%"
for /l %%a in (0,1,%s1%) do (
for /l %%b in (0,1,%s2%) do (
for /l %%c in (0,1,%s3%) do (
for /l %%d in (0,1,%s4%) do (
call :nextLetter
echo !letter!;%%a%%b%%c%%d>>%file%
if not defined letter goto :eof
))))
endlocal
exit /b

:nextLetter
for /l %%a in (0,1,69) do if "!list:~%%a,1!"=="!letter!" set /a next=%%a+1 & set "letter=!list:~%next%,1!"
goto :eof

note - the encoded text is saved in a file called message.txt and read into decode.bat automatically so the user doesn't have to type the encoded text into the decode.bat prompt

[MrKnowItAllxx]

decode example.bat:

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%a in (message.txt) do set "message=%%a"
set /p code=Code: 
call :decode string "%message%" "%code%"
echo %string%
pause
goto :eof

:decode
rem Decodes a string using a code specified.
rem -Requires length function
rem -Requires genPage function
rem 
rem    Syntax: encode [rVar] "string" "code"
set "str=%~2"
set "rStr="
set "page=%temp%\code.tmp"
call :genPage "%page%" %~3
call :length len "%str%"
set /a len=len-1
for /l %%a in (0,4,%len%) do (
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=;" %%b in (%page%) do (
if "!str:~%%a,4!"=="%%c" set "rStr=!rStr!%%b"
))
set "rStr=%rStr:_= %"
del /q "%page%"
endlocal & if not "%~1"=="" set %~1=%rStr% & exit /b
goto :eof

:length
rem Returns the length of a string.
rem
rem    Syntax: length [rVar] "string"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "str=%~2"
set "len=0"
set "count=0"
:length_loop
if "!str:~%len%,1!"=="" (
endlocal & if not "%~1"=="" set %~1=%len% & exit /b
) else set /a len=len+1
goto :length_loop

:genPage
rem Generates a codepage for use encoding / decoding text
rem based on a 4 digit code.
rem -Requires length function
rem
rem    Syntax: genPage "page name" [code]
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "file=%~1"
set "code=%~2"
set "s1=%code:~0,1%"
set "s2=%code:~1,1%"
set "s3=%code:~2,1%"
set "s4=%code:~3,1%"
set "list=._!?/,abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890$"
set "letter=."
set "str=%str: =.%"
for /l %%a in (0,1,%s1%) do (
for /l %%b in (0,1,%s2%) do (
for /l %%c in (0,1,%s3%) do (
for /l %%d in (0,1,%s4%) do (
call :nextLetter
echo !letter!;%%a%%b%%c%%d>>%file%
if not defined letter goto :eof
))))
endlocal
exit /b

:nextLetter
for /l %%a in (0,1,69) do if "!list:~%%a,1!"=="!letter!" set /a next=%%a+1 & set "letter=!list:~%next%,1!"
goto :eof

[Squashman]

Brute forcing 4 digits is a trivial task for most any computer these days.
Heck my son forgot the combination to his for digit lock so one afternoon we plopped in the Lord of the Rings series and started turning tumblers. Was just a matter of time before we got. Wish he would have remembered it started with a 9.

[MrKnowItAllxx]

Yes, not a difficult crack at all I just wrote it for a little challenge

[Cat]

I made something like this a while ago, it used a text password to encode the text. Vigenere cipher, I think it's called.

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "chars=a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z"
set "nums=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26"
set /p str="Enter text to encrypt:"
set /p pass="Supply a password:"
cls&set n=0
echo Processing...
:loop
set "str2=!str2!!str:~%n%,1! "
set /a n+=1
if "!str:~%n%,1!" neq "" goto loop
set "str2=!str2:~0,-1!"
set n=0
:loop2
set "pass2=!pass2!!pass:~%n%,1! "
set /a n+=1
if "!pass:~%n%,2!" neq "" goto loop2
set "pass2=!pass2:~0,-1!"
set num=0
:loop3
if not defined char (set char=a) else (set "char=")
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%pass2%") do set char=%%a
if %char%9==9 goto loop4A
choice /c "!chars: =!" /t 0 /d %char% >nul
set pattern=%pattern% %errorlevel%
goto loop3
:loop4A
set num=0
:loop4
if not defined char2 (set char2=a) else (set "char2=")
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%str2%") do set char2=%%a
if "%char2%9"=="9" goto preloop5
choice /c "!chars: =!" /t 0 /d %char2% >nul
cls&echo Processing...
set pattern2=%pattern2% %errorlevel%
goto loop4
:preloop5
set "pattern=%pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern%" 
if "!pattern2 =!" gtr "!pattern: =!" goto preloop5
set num=0
set num2=0
:loop5
set var6=
set /a num2+=1
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%pattern2%") do set var6=%%a
if "%var6%"=="" set num=27 &goto end
for /f "tokens=%num2%" %%b in ("%pattern%") do set /a numpick=("%var6%"+"%%b"-1)
if !numpick! gtr 26 set /a numpick-=26
set "endpattern=%endpattern% %numpick%"
goto loop5
:end
set /a num-=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%chars%") do for /f "tokens=%num%" %%b in ("%nums%") do set endpattern=!endpattern:%%b=%%a!
if not !num! equ 1 goto end
echo Completed.&echo\
echo !endpattern: =!
echo !endpattern: =! | clip&echo\
echo The code has been copied to the clipboard.
pause

[MrKnowItAllxx]

pretty cool I like that yours allows for text passwords, I might get around to making another that can use a text password

Also, I had no idea you could do this very cool!

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!endpattern: =! | clip

[Hemlok]

I made something like this a while ago, it used a text password to encode the text. Vigenere cipher, I think it's called.

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "chars=a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z"
set "nums=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26"
set /p str="Enter text to encrypt:"
set /p pass="Supply a password:"
cls&set n=0
echo Processing...
:loop
set "str2=!str2!!str:~%n%,1! "
set /a n+=1
if "!str:~%n%,1!" neq "" goto loop
set "str2=!str2:~0,-1!"
set n=0
:loop2
set "pass2=!pass2!!pass:~%n%,1! "
set /a n+=1
if "!pass:~%n%,2!" neq "" goto loop2
set "pass2=!pass2:~0,-1!"
set num=0
:loop3
if not defined char (set char=a) else (set "char=")
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%pass2%") do set char=%%a
if %char%9==9 goto loop4A
choice /c "!chars: =!" /t 0 /d %char% >nul
set pattern=%pattern% %errorlevel%
goto loop3
:loop4A
set num=0
:loop4
if not defined char2 (set char2=a) else (set "char2=")
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%str2%") do set char2=%%a
if "%char2%9"=="9" goto preloop5
choice /c "!chars: =!" /t 0 /d %char2% >nul
cls&echo Processing...
set pattern2=%pattern2% %errorlevel%
goto loop4
:preloop5
set "pattern=%pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern% %pattern%" 
if "!pattern2 =!" gtr "!pattern: =!" goto preloop5
set num=0
set num2=0
:loop5
set var6=
set /a num2+=1
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%pattern2%") do set var6=%%a
if "%var6%"=="" set num=27 &goto end
for /f "tokens=%num2%" %%b in ("%pattern%") do set /a numpick=("%var6%"+"%%b"-1)
if !numpick! gtr 26 set /a numpick-=26
set "endpattern=%endpattern% %numpick%"
goto loop5
:end
set /a num-=1
for /f "tokens=%num%" %%a in ("%chars%") do for /f "tokens=%num%" %%b in ("%nums%") do set endpattern=!endpattern:%%b=%%a!
if not !num! equ 1 goto end
echo Completed.&echo\
echo !endpattern: =!
echo !endpattern: =! | clip&echo\
echo The code has been copied to the clipboard.
pause

What is the reverse to this encryption method with password? Im not very good with encryption, sorry if its obvious.

[pieh-ejdsch]

Hallo Hemlok,
If you calculate the whole thing backwards, the matching result would also come out.
When encrypting, only the values of the text are added together with the values of the password. Backwards, the password is subtracted from the text. Thus, the text becomes visible again.

I made a little bit (too much) and that's when it came out.
It handles all printable characters of the ASCII.
But this code table will only work in a modified way with the original batch.
Jsut try it.

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@echo off
setlocal disabledelayedexpansion
call :setallmacros
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
>nul chcp 1252
set "numC=0123456789"
set "lowerC=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
set "upperC=ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
set "otherC=#$%%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^^_`{|}~ ^!""
set "extendC=àáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞß"
set "specialC=‘’“”•–—˜™š›œž€‚ƒ„…†‡ˆ‰Š‹ŒŽŸ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿"
set "alphanum="
for %%i in (num lower other upper extend special) do set "alphanum=!alphanum!!%%iC!" &set "%%iC="
%strLen(var):var=!alphanum!%
set /a "cCount=len,len-=1,C0=0"
for /l %%i in (0 1 %len%) do set "%%i=" &2>nul set "!alphanum:~%%i,1!="
for /l %%i in (0 1 %len%) do ( set "%%i=!alphanum:~%%i,1!"
  if %%i gtr 9 2>nul ( setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
    set /a "NN=XX=-1, XX=!alphanum:~%%i,1!, !alphanum:~%%i,1!=%%i, NN=!alphanum:~%%i,1!,XX+=NN"
    if !XX! equ %%i ( endlocal &set "!alphanum:~%%i,1!=%%i"
    ) else endlocal &set "C0=!C0!!alphanum:~%%i,1!%%i!alphanum:~%%i,1!"
) )
for %%i in (alphanum "strlen(var)" str len new) do set "%%~i="
:text
set /p text="Enter text:"||goto :text
:pass
set /p pass="Supply a password:"||goto :pass
call :yesNo "Do you want to encrypt the text:" ", the text will be decrypted if you choose:"
if errorlevel 1 (set "dec=+") else set "dec=-"
set "T1=!text!"
:encrypt
if Not defined P1 set "P1=!Pass!"
2>nul set /a "T0=0,T0=!T1:~0,1!"
if !T1:~0^,1! neq 0 if !T0! equ 0 set "T0=10"
if !T0! gtr 9 for /f tokens^=2delims^=^%T1:~,1% %%T in ("!C0!") do set /a T0=%%T
2>nul set /a "P0=0,P0=!P1:~0,1!"
if !P1:~0^,1! neq 0 if !P0! equ 0 set "P0=10"
if !P0! gtr 9 for /f tokens^=2delims^=^%P1:~,1% %%P in ("!C0!") do set /a P0=%%P
set /a "out=(cCount +T0 %dec%P0 ) %%(cCount)"
for %%i in (!out!) do set "new=!new!!%%i!" 
set "T1=!T1:~1!"
if defined T1 ( set "P1=!P1:~1!"
 goto :encrypt
)
echo(!new!
pause
exit /b

:YesNo [message]Y [message]N
@echo off
setlocal
set "y=0"
for /f "eol=0 tokens=3,4,6delims=(/) " %%a  in ('"echo n|xcopy /L /-y %windir%\win.ini %windir%\system.ini"') do (
 <nul set/p"=%~1[%%a]%~2[%%b]%%c "
 xcopy /Lpy "%~f0" nul:\* |findstr /b [1-9] >nul && (set /a "y=1" &echo %%a) ||  echo %%b
)
exit /b %y%

:setAllMacros
for /f "tokens=1-2 delims=;" %%i in ("cmd.exe;.") do (
  for /f "delims==-" %%i in ('2^>nul set') do set "%%i="
  set "COMSPEC=%COMSPEC%"
  set "Path=%%~dp$PATH:i"
  set "PATHEXT=%PATHEXT%"
  set "temp=%temp%"
  set "windir=%windir%"
)
:: define a newline with line continuation
(set \n=^^^
%= The empty line is critical - DO NOT REMOVE =%
)
:strLen.var
@set strLen(var^)=(%\n%
 set "str=Avar"%\n%
 set "len=0"%\n%
 for /l %%i in (12 -1 0) do (%\n%
  set /a "len|=1<<%%i"%\n%
  for %%# in (!len!^) do if .!str:~%%#^^^,1!==. set /a "len&=~1<<%%i"%\n%
))
exit /b

Phil

[pieh-ejdsch]

This version works with loops - no gotos.
This time the comparisons are brought forward in order not to have to stop the errors in the first place.
Existing valid characters will only be added later if the others are not identified.
If errors are displayed, the alphabet is not suitable for the text or password.
The new characters are now generated a little faster.
Any alphabet can now be selected here. (In the previous version this hadn't worked quite that way)
The encryption table is generated automatically.
(If a character can no longer be set as a small/large or because of some other reason than any number, it will be included in a comparison table.)

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
call :setallmacros
>nul chcp 1252
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: begin settings :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: create an alphabet for encryption
set "numC=0123456789"
set "lowerC=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" 
set "upperC=ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" without lowerC, the text is always encrypted as an UpperCase
set "otherC=#$%%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^^_`{|}~ ^!""
set "extendC=àáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞß"
set "specialC=‘’“”•–—˜™š›œž€‚ƒ„…†‡ˆ‰Š‹ŒŽŸ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿"
set "alphabet="
 rem  be sure to use only these selected characters in password or text
for %%i in (lower num other extend special upper) do set "alphabet=!alphabet!!%%iC!" &set "%%iC="
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: end settings :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
call :genTable
:input -- Enter text, password and direction of the key
if NOT defined text set /p text="Enter text:"||goto :input
set /p pass="Supply a password:"||goto :input
call :yesNo "Do you want to encrypt the text:" ", the text will be decrypted if you choose:"
if errorlevel 1 (set "dec=+") else set "dec=-"
set "T1=!text!" -- calculate the encryption
set "P1=!pass!" 
%strLen(var):var=!pass!%
set /a passO=len 
%strLen(var):var=!text!%
set /a len-=1
for /l %%T in (0 1 %len%) do ( set /a "passOff=%%T %%passO"
 for %%P in (!passOff!) do ( %set Key0:key=P% )
 %set Key0:key=T%
 set /a "out=(cCount +T0 %dec%P0 ) %%cCount"
 for %%i in (!out!) do set "new=!new!!%%i!"
)
echo New:
echo(!new!
pause
exit /b

:YesNo Yes No query: [message]Y [message]N
setlocal
set "y=0"
for /f "eol=0 tokens=3,4,6delims=(/) " %%a  in (
 '"echo n|xcopy /L /-y %windir%\win.ini %windir%\system.ini"'
) do ( <nul set/p"=%~1[%%a]%~2[%%b]%%c "
 xcopy /Lpy "%~f0" nul:\* |findstr /b [1-9] >nul && (set /a "y=1" &echo %%a) || echo %%b
)
exit /b %y%

:setAllMacros
:reduceEnvironment -- remove unnecessary variables
for /f "tokens=1-2 delims=;" %%i in ("cmd.exe;.") do (
  for /f "delims==-" %%i in ('2^>nul set') do set "%%i="
  set "COMSPEC=%COMSPEC%"
  set "Path=%%~dp$PATH:i"
  set "PATHEXT=%PATHEXT%"
  set "prompt=$G$S"
  set "temp=%temp%"
  set "windir=%windir%"
)
:newline -- with line continuation
(set \n=^^^
%= The empty line is critical - DO NOT REMOVE =%
)
set "lf=!\n:^=!" -- create a line break
:strLen.var -- length of string
set strLen(var^)=(%\n%
 set "str=Avar"%\n%
 set "len=0"!lf!
for /l %%i in (12 -1 0) do set strLen(var^)=!strLen(var^)! set /a "len|=1<<%%i"%\n%
 for %%# in (^^!len^^!^) do if .^^!str:~%%#^^^^,1^^!==. set /a "len&=~1<<%%i"!lf!
set strLen(var^)=!strLen(var)!)
exit /b

:genTable -- Generate an encryption table from the specially provided alphabet
set "alphabet=!alphabet!!alphabet:~,1!"
%strLen(var):var=!alphabet!%
set /a "cCount=(len-=1)"
set set Key0=set "key0=-1"!lf!
for /l %%i in (0 1 %len%) do ( set "%%i=!alphabet:~%%i,1!"
  setlocal
  2>nul set /a "NN=XX=0, XX=!alphabet:~%%i,1!, !alphabet:~%%i,1!=%%i, NN=!alphabet:~%%i,1!,XX+=NN"
  if %%i leq 9 if !alphabet:~%%i^,1! neq %%i set "XX=-1"
  if !XX! equ %%i ( endlocal 
    set "!alphabet:~%%i,1!=%%i"
  ) else ( endlocal 
    if ^^! equ !alphabet:~%%i^,1! (set "inplace=^") else set "inplace="
    set set Key0=!set Key0!if ^^!key1:~%%key^^^^,1^^! equ ^^^^!inplace!!alphabet:~%%i,1! set /a key0=%%i!lf!
) )
set set Key0=!set Key0!if ^^!key0^^! lss 0 set /a "key0=^!key1:~%%key,1^!"
exit /b

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