This repository contains a simple RSA implementation in Rust indended to demonstrate how RSA works.
- Key Generation: Generates a public and private key pair using randomly selected prime numbers.
- Encryption: Encrypts a plaintext message using the public key.
- Decryption: Decrypts the ciphertext using the private key to retrieve the original plaintext message.
- The program is a demonstration and should not be used for actual secure communications.
- Currently, it handles plaintext that can be directly converted to numbers and back without loss. Special characters or very long messages may not be supported as expected.
This guide assumes you have Rust and Cargo installed on your system. If you do not have Rust installed, please visit The Rust Programming Language website to install Rust and Cargo before proceeding.
First, clone the repository to your local machine using Git. Open a terminal and run the following command.
git clone https://github.com/MM-coder/rust-rsa-unpaddedAfter cloning, navigate into the project's directory:
cd rust-rsa-unpadded
Cargo is the Rust package manager and build tool that makes it easy to compile and run Rust projects.
To compile and run the program in one step, use the following command:
cargo run .
Replace arg1 arg2 with the actual arguments your program expects. Building for Release
If you want to compile the program for release, you can use:
cargo build --release
This will compile the program with optimizations. The compiled binary will be located in target/release/ instead of target/debug/. Troubleshooting
After running the program, you will be prompted to enter a plaintext message that you wish to encrypt. Type your message and press enter. The program will then display the encrypted version of your message as a series of numbers (ciphertext) and the decrypted message, which should match the original plaintext. Example
Enter plaintext to encrypt: Hello, world!
Encrypted: [123456, 234567, ...] // Example output
Decrypted: Hello, world!
This process demonstrates the encryption and decryption capabilities of the program using a simple RSA-like algorithm. The actual numbers in the encrypted output will vary each time you run the program due to the random generation of keys.
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