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Simple python XOR encrypt/decrypt
#
# NB : this is not secure
# from http://code.activestate.com/recipes/266586-simple-xor-keyword-encryption/
# added base64 encoding for simple querystring :)
#
def xor_crypt_string(data, key='awesomepassword', encode=False, decode=False):
from itertools import izip, cycle
import base64
if decode:
data = base64.decodestring(data)
xored = ''.join(chr(ord(x) ^ ord(y)) for (x,y) in izip(data, cycle(key)))
if encode:
return base64.encodestring(xored).strip()
return xored
secret_data = "239054"
print xor_crypt_string(secret_data, encode=True)
print xor_crypt_string(xor_crypt_string(secret_data, encode=True), decode=True)
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