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Minor tweaks to install instructions. Added a note on how to run the tests.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:30:12 -0500
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bgneal@68 1 StdProcedure Class
bgneal@68 2 ==================
bgneal@68 3
bgneal@68 4 The ``StdProcedure`` class encapsulates the encrypting and decrypting
bgneal@68 5 procedures outlined in :ref:`references-label`. In particular, see
bgneal@68 6 references [5] and [7]. This class takes care of the high level details of
bgneal@68 7 inserted various message indicators into an encrypted message, and stripping
bgneal@68 8 them off during decrypt. These message indicators tell the recipient what key
bgneal@68 9 list and initial key wheel settings to use when configuring their M-209 for
bgneal@68 10 decrypt.
bgneal@68 11
bgneal@68 12 .. class:: m209.procedure.StdProcedure([m_209=None[, key_list=None]])
bgneal@68 13
bgneal@68 14 :param m_209: an instance of a :class:`~m209.converter.M209` can optionally be
bgneal@68 15 provided to the procedure object. If ``None`` the procedure object
bgneal@68 16 will create one for internal use.
bgneal@68 17 :param key_list: an instance of a :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` can be
bgneal@68 18 provided if known ahead of time. Before an encrypt or decrypt operation
bgneal@68 19 can be performed, a key list must be provided. This can be done after
bgneal@68 20 object creation via :meth:`set_key_list`. Note that the ``letter_check``
bgneal@68 21 attribute of the :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` is not accessed by the
bgneal@68 22 procedure object, and can be ``None`` if not known.
bgneal@68 23
bgneal@68 24 Before an :meth:`encrypt` operation can be performed, a valid key list must be
bgneal@68 25 installed, either during procedure object construction, or by the
bgneal@68 26 :meth:`set_key_list` method.
bgneal@68 27
bgneal@68 28 Decrypt operations are performed in a 3-step process.
bgneal@68 29
bgneal@68 30 #. First, a call to the :meth:`set_decrypt_message` method passes the message
bgneal@68 31 to be decrypted to the procedure and establishes the parameters to be used
bgneal@68 32 for the actual :meth:`decrypt` operation. These decrypt parameters are
bgneal@68 33 returned to the caller.
bgneal@68 34
bgneal@68 35 #. The caller can examine the decrypt parameters to determine which key list
bgneal@68 36 must be installed before a successful :meth:`decrypt` operation can be
bgneal@68 37 carried out. The caller may call :meth:`get_key_list` to examine the
bgneal@68 38 currently installed key list. It is up to the caller to obtain the required
bgneal@68 39 key list and install it with :meth:`set_key_list`, if necessary. This is
bgneal@68 40 done by ensuring the installed key list indicator matches the
bgneal@68 41 ``key_list_ind`` field of the decrypt parameters.
bgneal@68 42
bgneal@68 43 #. Finally :meth:`decrypt` can be called. If the procedure does not have the
bgneal@68 44 key list necessary to decrypt the message, a ``ProcedureError`` is
bgneal@68 45 raised.
bgneal@68 46
bgneal@68 47 ``StdProcedure`` objects have the following methods:
bgneal@68 48
bgneal@68 49 .. method:: get_key_list()
bgneal@68 50
bgneal@68 51 :returns: the currently installed :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` object
bgneal@68 52 or ``None`` if one has not been set
bgneal@68 53
bgneal@68 54 .. method:: set_key_list(key_list)
bgneal@68 55
bgneal@68 56 Establishes the :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` to be used for future
bgneal@68 57 :meth:`encrypt` and :meth:`decrypt` operations
bgneal@68 58
bgneal@68 59 :param key_list: the new :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` to use
bgneal@68 60
bgneal@68 61 .. method:: encrypt(plaintext[, spaces=True[, ext_msg_ind=None[, sys_ind=None]]])
bgneal@68 62 :noindex:
bgneal@68 63
bgneal@68 64 Encrypts a plaintext message using the installed
bgneal@68 65 :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` and by following the standard procedure.
bgneal@68 66 The encrypted text with the required message indicators are returned as
bgneal@68 67 a string.
bgneal@68 68
bgneal@68 69 :param plaintext: the input string to be encrypted
bgneal@68 70 :param spaces: if ``True``, space characters in the input plaintext are
bgneal@68 71 allowed and will be replaced with ``Z`` characters before encrypting
bgneal@68 72 :param ext_msg_ind: this is the external message indicator, which, if
bgneal@68 73 supplied, must be a valid 6-letter string of key wheel settings. If not
bgneal@68 74 supplied, one will be generated randomly.
bgneal@68 75 :param sys_ind: this is the system indicator, which must be a string of length
bgneal@68 76 1 in the range ``A`` - ``Z``, inclusive. If ``None``, one is chosen at random.
bgneal@68 77 :returns: the encrypted text with the required message indicators
bgneal@68 78 :raises ProcedureError: if the procedure does not have
bgneal@68 79 a :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` or the input indicators are invalid
bgneal@68 80
bgneal@68 81 .. method:: set_decrypt_message(msg)
bgneal@68 82
bgneal@68 83 Prepare to decrypt the supplied message.
bgneal@68 84
bgneal@68 85 :param msg: the messsage to decrypt. The message can be grouped into
bgneal@68 86 5-letter groups separated by spaces or accepted without spaces.
bgneal@68 87 :returns: a ``DecryptParams`` named tuple to the caller (see below)
bgneal@68 88
bgneal@68 89 The ``DecryptParams`` named tuple has the following attributes:
bgneal@68 90
bgneal@68 91 * ``sys_ind`` - the system indicator
bgneal@68 92 * ``ext_msg_ind`` - the external message indicator
bgneal@68 93 * ``key_list_ind`` - the key list indicator
bgneal@68 94 * ``ciphertext`` - the cipher text with all indicators removed
bgneal@68 95
bgneal@68 96 The caller should ensure the procedure instance has the required
bgneal@68 97 :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList` before calling :meth:`decrypt`. The
bgneal@68 98 ``key_list_ind`` attribute of the returned ``DecryptParams`` named tuple
bgneal@68 99 identifies the key list that should be installed with
bgneal@68 100 :meth:`set_key_list`.
bgneal@68 101
bgneal@68 102 .. method:: decrypt()
bgneal@68 103 :noindex:
bgneal@68 104
bgneal@68 105 Decrypt the message set in a previous :meth:`set_decrypt_message` call. The
bgneal@68 106 resulting plaintext is returned as a string.
bgneal@68 107
bgneal@68 108 :returns: the decrypted plaintext as a string
bgneal@68 109 :raises ProcedureError: if the procedure instance has not been
bgneal@68 110 previously configured with the required :class:`~m209.keylist.KeyList`
bgneal@68 111 via :meth:`set_key_list`
bgneal@68 112
bgneal@68 113 Here is a simple interactive example of performing an encrypt operation. Here
bgneal@68 114 we choose a random key list from our key list file, and use random indicators:
bgneal@68 115
bgneal@68 116 >>> from m209.keylist.config import read_key_list
bgneal@68 117 >>> from m209.procedure import StdProcedure
bgneal@68 118 >>>
bgneal@68 119 >>> key_list = read_key_list('m209keys.cfg')
bgneal@68 120 >>> proc = StdProcedure(key_list=key_list)
bgneal@68 121 >>> ct = proc.encrypt('ORDER THE PIZZA AT TWELVE HUNDRED HOURS')
bgneal@68 122 >>> ct
bgneal@68 123 'YYGBM ENNHT VBMTJ PEEFV JWLUU PAFTS VOHEA QEPEQ OKVUA XDAUX YYGBM ENNHT'
bgneal@68 124 >>>
bgneal@68 125
bgneal@68 126 The first and last two groups of this message contain the indicators. Here we
bgneal@68 127 can see the system indicator was ``Y``, the external message indicator is
bgneal@68 128 ``GBMENN``, and the key list indicator is ``HT``.
bgneal@68 129
bgneal@68 130 An example session for decrypting the above message might look like:
bgneal@68 131
bgneal@68 132 >>> proc = StdProcedure()
bgneal@68 133 >>> ct = 'YYGBM ENNHT VBMTJ PEEFV JWLUU PAFTS VOHEA QEPEQ OKVUA XDAUX YYGBM ENNHT'
bgneal@68 134 >>> params = proc.set_decrypt_message(ct)
bgneal@68 135 >>> params
bgneal@68 136 DecryptParams(sys_ind='Y', ext_msg_ind='GBMENN', key_list_ind='HT', ciphertext='VBMTJ PEEFV JWLUU PAFTS VOHEA QEPEQ OKVUA XDAUX')
bgneal@68 137 >>> key_list = read_key_list('m209keys.cfg', params.key_list_ind)
bgneal@68 138 >>> proc.set_key_list(key_list)
bgneal@68 139 >>> pt = proc.decrypt()
bgneal@68 140 >>> pt
bgneal@68 141 'ORDER THE PI A AT TWELVE HUNDRED HOURS '
bgneal@68 142 >>>
bgneal@68 143