Option Explicit
' Encipher the text using the pasword.
Private Sub Cipher(ByVal password As String, ByVal from_text As String, to_text As String)
Const MIN_ASC = 32 ' Space.
Const MAX_ASC = 126 ' ~.
Const NUM_ASC = MAX_ASC - MIN_ASC + 1
Dim offset As Long
Dim str_len As Integer
Dim i As Integer
Dim ch As Integer
' Initialize the random number generator.
offset = NumericPassword(password)
Rnd -1
Randomize offset
' Encipher the string.
str_len = Len(from_text)
For i = 1 To str_len
ch = Asc(Mid$(from_text, i, 1))
If ch >= MIN_ASC And ch <= MAX_ASC Then
ch = ch - MIN_ASC
offset = Int((NUM_ASC + 1) * Rnd)
ch = ((ch + offset) Mod NUM_ASC)
ch = ch + MIN_ASC
to_text = to_text & Chr$(ch)
End If
Next i
End Sub
' Encipher the text using the pasword.
Private Sub Decipher(ByVal password As String, ByVal from_text As String, to_text As String)
Const MIN_ASC = 32 ' Space.
Const MAX_ASC = 126 ' ~.
Const NUM_ASC = MAX_ASC - MIN_ASC + 1
Dim offset As Long
Dim str_len As Integer
Dim i As Integer
Dim ch As Integer
' Initialize the random number generator.
offset = NumericPassword(password)
Rnd -1
Randomize offset
' Encipher the string.
str_len = Len(from_text)
For i = 1 To str_len
ch = Asc(Mid$(from_text, i, 1))
If ch >= MIN_ASC And ch <= MAX_ASC Then
ch = ch - MIN_ASC
offset = Int((NUM_ASC + 1) * Rnd)
ch = ((ch - offset) Mod NUM_ASC)
If ch < 0 Then ch = ch + NUM_ASC
ch = ch + MIN_ASC
to_text = to_text & Chr$(ch)
End If
Next i
End Sub
' Translate a password into an offset value.
Private Function NumericPassword(ByVal password As String) As Long
Dim value As Long
Dim ch As Long
Dim shift1 As Long
Dim shift2 As Long
Dim i As Integer
Dim str_len As Integer
str_len = Len(password)
For i = 1 To str_len
' Add the next letter.
ch = Asc(Mid$(password, i, 1))
value = value Xor (ch * 2 ^ shift1)
value = value Xor (ch * 2 ^ shift2)
' Change the shift offsets.
shift1 = (shift1 + 7) Mod 19
shift2 = (shift2 + 13) Mod 23
Next i
NumericPassword = value
End Function
Private Sub cmdCipher_Click()
Dim cipher_text As String
Cipher txtPassword.Text, txtPlain.Text, cipher_text
txtCipher.Text = cipher_text
End Sub
Private Sub cmdDecipher_Click()
Dim plain_text As String
Decipher txtPassword.Text, txtCipher.Text, plain_text
txtPlain.Text = plain_text
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
End Sub
Private Sub txtPassword_Change()
If Len(txtPassword.Text) > 0 Then
cmdCipher.Enabled = True
cmdDecipher.Enabled = True
Else
cmdCipher.Enabled = False
cmdDecipher.Enabled = False
End If
End Sub