find_nonce.py

find_nonce.py

import hashlib
import random

def generate_strings(length):
    lower_chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
    all_chars = lower_chars + lower_chars.upper()

    while True:
        yield ''.join(random.choice(all_chars) for i in range(length))

def generate_matches(length, matcher):
    return (c for c in generate_strings(length)
            if matcher in hashlib.sha256(c.encode()).hexdigest()
            )

def run():
    """
    Set the length and the string to search. Then, return both match and hash
    """
    match = next(generate_matches(20, "31337"))
    match_hash = hashlib.sha256(match.encode()).hexdigest()

    print(f"String: {match} \nHash: {match_hash}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run()