Rotor in Jython?

[Scherer, Bill]

On 27 Feb 2002, Paul Rubin wrote:

> "Scherer, Bill" <Bill.Scherer at VerizonWireless.com> writes:
> > I've a need to perform rotor decryption in Jython.  A quick 
> > search didn't reveal anything to help.  I've begun coding it in 
> > Python from rotormodule.c. My C knowledge is not strong, so there 
> > are spots that are surely not right.
> 
> I hope you're not the rotor module for computer security.  That cipher
> is nowhere near as safe to use as a modern one like AES.

Understood. Let's just say it's a "locks are for honest people" 
situation.  If I could get rotor decryption in Jython in the near 
term, it would be useful.  Otherwise I need to make changes 
elsewhere that I'd rather not have to do at this time...

> 
> If you just have some old rotor-encrypted files you have to decrypt,
> I'd say get to a CPython environment and use the existing rotor module
> to decrypt them and be done with it.
> 
> Don't use the rotor module for new traffic that needs good security.
> 

Thanks for your concern.

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