cipherbreak.py

   1 import string
   2 import collections
   3 import norms
   4 import logging
   5 from itertools import zip_longest, cycle, permutations
   6 from segment import segment
   7 from multiprocessing import Pool
   8 from math import log10
   9
  10 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  11
  12 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
  13 logger.addHandler(logging.FileHandler('cipher.log'))
  14 logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
  15 #logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
  16 #logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
  17
  18 from cipher import *
  19 from language_models import *
  20
  21 # To time a run:
  22 #
  23 # import timeit
  24 # c5a = open('2012/5a.ciphertext', 'r').read()
  25 # timeit.timeit('keyword_break(c5a)', setup='gc.enable() ; from __main__ import c5a ; from cipher import keyword_break', number=1)
  26 # timeit.repeat('keyword_break_mp(c5a, chunksize=500)', setup='gc.enable() ; from __main__ import c5a ; from cipher import keyword_break_mp', repeat=5, number=1)
  27
  28 transpositions = collections.defaultdict(list)
  29 for word in keywords:
  30     transpositions[transpositions_of(word)] += [word]
  31
  32 def frequencies(text):
  33     """Count the number of occurrences of each character in text
  34
  35     >>> sorted(frequencies('abcdefabc').items())
  36     [('a', 2), ('b', 2), ('c', 2), ('d', 1), ('e', 1), ('f', 1)]
  37     >>> sorted(frequencies('the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy ' \
  38          'dog').items()) # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
  39     [(' ', 8), ('a', 1), ('b', 1), ('c', 1), ('d', 2), ('e', 4), ('f', 1),
  40      ('g', 1), ('h', 2), ('i', 1), ('j', 1), ('k', 1), ('l', 1), ('m', 1),
  41      ('n', 1), ('o', 4), ('p', 1), ('q', 1), ('r', 2), ('t', 2), ('u', 2),
  42      ('v', 1), ('w', 1), ('x', 1), ('y', 1), ('z', 1)]
  43     >>> sorted(frequencies('The Quick BROWN fox jumped! over... the ' \
  44          '(9lazy) DOG').items()) # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
  45     [(' ', 8), ('!', 1), ('(', 1), (')', 1), ('.', 3), ('9', 1), ('B', 1),
  46      ('D', 1), ('G', 1), ('N', 1), ('O', 2), ('Q', 1), ('R', 1), ('T', 1),
  47      ('W', 1), ('a', 1), ('c', 1), ('d', 1), ('e', 4), ('f', 1), ('h', 2),
  48      ('i', 1), ('j', 1), ('k', 1), ('l', 1), ('m', 1), ('o', 2), ('p', 1),
  49      ('r', 1), ('t', 1), ('u', 2), ('v', 1), ('x', 1), ('y', 1), ('z', 1)]
  50     >>> sorted(frequencies(sanitise('The Quick BROWN fox jumped! over... ' \
  51          'the (9lazy) DOG')).items()) # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
  52     [('a', 1), ('b', 1), ('c', 1), ('d', 2), ('e', 4), ('f', 1), ('g', 1),
  53      ('h', 2), ('i', 1), ('j', 1), ('k', 1), ('l', 1), ('m', 1), ('n', 1),
  54      ('o', 4), ('p', 1), ('q', 1), ('r', 2), ('t', 2), ('u', 2), ('v', 1),
  55      ('w', 1), ('x', 1), ('y', 1), ('z', 1)]
  56     >>> frequencies('abcdefabcdef')['x']
  57     0
  58     """
  59     return collections.Counter(c for c in text)
  60
  61
  62 def caesar_break(message, fitness=Pletters):
  63     """Breaks a Caesar cipher using frequency analysis
  64
  65     >>> caesar_break('ibxcsyorsaqcheyklxivoexlevmrimwxsfiqevvmihrsasrxliwyrh' \
  66           'ecjsppsamrkwleppfmergefifvmhixscsymjcsyqeoixlm') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
  67     (4, -130.849989015...)
  68     >>> caesar_break('wxwmaxdgheetgwuxztgptedbgznitgwwhpguxyhkxbmhvvtlbhgtee' \
  69           'raxlmhiixweblmxgxwmhmaxybkbgztgwztsxwbgmxgmert') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
  70     (19, -128.82410410...)
  71     >>> caesar_break('yltbbqnqnzvguvaxurorgenafsbezqvagbnornfgsbevpnaabjurer' \
  72           'svaquvzyvxrnznazlybequrvfohgriraabjtbaruraprur') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
  73     (13, -126.25403935...)
  74     """
  75     sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
  76     best_shift = 0
  77     best_fit = float('-inf')
  78     for shift in range(26):
  79         plaintext = caesar_decipher(sanitised_message, shift)
  80         fit = fitness(plaintext)
  81         logger.debug('Caesar break attempt using key {0} gives fit of {1} '
  82                       'and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(shift, fit, plaintext[:50]))
  83         if fit > best_fit:
  84             best_fit = fit
  85             best_shift = shift
  86     logger.info('Caesar break best fit: key {0} gives fit of {1} and '
  87                 'decrypt starting: {2}'.format(best_shift, best_fit,
  88                     caesar_decipher(sanitised_message, best_shift)[:50]))
  89     return best_shift, best_fit
  90
  91 def affine_break(message, fitness=Pletters):
  92     """Breaks an affine cipher using frequency analysis
  93
  94     >>> affine_break('lmyfu bkuusd dyfaxw claol psfaom jfasd snsfg jfaoe ls ' \
  95           'omytd jlaxe mh jm bfmibj umis hfsul axubafkjamx. ls kffkxwsd jls ' \
  96           'ofgbjmwfkiu olfmxmtmwaokttg jlsx ls kffkxwsd jlsi zg tsxwjl. jlsx ' \
  97           'ls umfjsd jlsi zg hfsqysxog. ls dmmdtsd mx jls bats mh bkbsf. ls ' \
  98           'bfmctsd kfmyxd jls lyj, mztanamyu xmc jm clm cku tmmeaxw kj lai ' \
  99           'kxd clm ckuxj.') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 100     ((15, 22, True), -340.601181913...)
 101     """
 102     sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
 103     best_multiplier = 0
 104     best_adder = 0
 105     best_one_based = True
 106     best_fit = float("-inf")
 107     for one_based in [True, False]:
 108         for multiplier in [x for x in range(1, 26, 2) if x != 13]:
 109             for adder in range(26):
 110                 plaintext = affine_decipher(sanitised_message,
 111                                             multiplier, adder, one_based)
 112                 fit = fitness(plaintext)
 113                 logger.debug('Affine break attempt using key {0}x+{1} ({2}) '
 114                              'gives fit of {3} and decrypt starting: {4}'.
 115                              format(multiplier, adder, one_based, fit,
 116                                     plaintext[:50]))
 117                 if fit > best_fit:
 118                     best_fit = fit
 119                     best_multiplier = multiplier
 120                     best_adder = adder
 121                     best_one_based = one_based
 122     logger.info('Affine break best fit with key {0}x+{1} ({2}) gives fit of {3} '
 123                 'and decrypt starting: {4}'.format(
 124                     best_multiplier, best_adder, best_one_based, best_fit,
 125                     affine_decipher(sanitised_message, best_multiplier,
 126                         best_adder, best_one_based)[:50]))
 127     return (best_multiplier, best_adder, best_one_based), best_fit
 128
 129 def keyword_break(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters):
 130     """Breaks a keyword substitution cipher using a dictionary and
 131     frequency analysis
 132
 133     >>> keyword_break(keyword_encipher('this is a test message for the ' \
 134           'keyword decipherment', 'elephant', Keyword_wrap_alphabet.from_last), \
 135           wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 136     (('elephant', <Keyword_wrap_alphabet.from_last: 2>), -52.834575011...)
 137     """
 138     best_keyword = ''
 139     best_wrap_alphabet = True
 140     best_fit = float("-inf")
 141     for wrap_alphabet in Keyword_wrap_alphabet:
 142         for keyword in wordlist:
 143             plaintext = keyword_decipher(message, keyword, wrap_alphabet)
 144             fit = fitness(plaintext)
 145             logger.debug('Keyword break attempt using key {0} (wrap={1}) '
 146                          'gives fit of {2} and decrypt starting: {3}'.format(
 147                              keyword, wrap_alphabet, fit,
 148                              sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
 149             if fit > best_fit:
 150                 best_fit = fit
 151                 best_keyword = keyword
 152                 best_wrap_alphabet = wrap_alphabet
 153     logger.info('Keyword break best fit with key {0} (wrap={1}) gives fit of '
 154                 '{2} and decrypt starting: {3}'.format(best_keyword,
 155                     best_wrap_alphabet, best_fit, sanitise(
 156                         keyword_decipher(message, best_keyword,
 157                                          best_wrap_alphabet))[:50]))
 158     return (best_keyword, best_wrap_alphabet), best_fit
 159
 160 def keyword_break_mp(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters, chunksize=500):
 161     """Breaks a keyword substitution cipher using a dictionary and
 162     frequency analysis
 163
 164     >>> keyword_break_mp(keyword_encipher('this is a test message for the ' \
 165           'keyword decipherment', 'elephant', Keyword_wrap_alphabet.from_last), \
 166           wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 167     (('elephant', <Keyword_wrap_alphabet.from_last: 2>), -52.834575011...)
 168     """
 169     with Pool() as pool:
 170         helper_args = [(message, word, wrap, fitness)
 171                        for word in wordlist
 172                        for wrap in Keyword_wrap_alphabet]
 173         # Gotcha: the helper function here needs to be defined at the top level
 174         #   (limitation of Pool.starmap)
 175         breaks = pool.starmap(keyword_break_worker, helper_args, chunksize)
 176         return max(breaks, key=lambda k: k[1])
 177
 178 def keyword_break_worker(message, keyword, wrap_alphabet, fitness):
 179     plaintext = keyword_decipher(message, keyword, wrap_alphabet)
 180     fit = fitness(plaintext)
 181     logger.debug('Keyword break attempt using key {0} (wrap={1}) gives fit of '
 182                  '{2} and decrypt starting: {3}'.format(keyword,
 183                      wrap_alphabet, fit, sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
 184     return (keyword, wrap_alphabet), fit
 185
 186 def scytale_break(message, fitness=Pbigrams):
 187     """Breaks a Scytale cipher
 188
 189     >>> scytale_break('tfeulchtrtteehwahsdehneoifeayfsondmwpltmaoalhikotoere' \
 190            'dcweatehiplwxsnhooacgorrcrcraotohsgullasenylrendaianeplscdriioto' \
 191            'aek') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 192     (6, -281.276219108...)
 193     """
 194     best_key = 0
 195     best_fit = float("-inf")
 196     for key in range(1, 20):
 197         if len(message) % key == 0:
 198             plaintext = scytale_decipher(message, key)
 199             fit = fitness(sanitise(plaintext))
 200             logger.debug('Scytale break attempt using key {0} gives fit of '
 201                          '{1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(key,
 202                              fit, sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
 203             if fit > best_fit:
 204                 best_fit = fit
 205                 best_key = key
 206     logger.info('Scytale break best fit with key {0} gives fit of {1} and '
 207                 'decrypt starting: {2}'.format(best_key, best_fit,
 208                     sanitise(scytale_decipher(message, best_key))[:50]))
 209     return best_key, best_fit
 210
 211
 212 def column_transposition_break_mp(message, translist=transpositions,
 213                      fitness=Pbigrams, chunksize=500):
 214     """Breaks a column transposition cipher using a dictionary and
 215     n-gram frequency analysis
 216
 217     >>> column_transposition_break_mp(column_transposition_encipher(sanitise( \
 218             "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in \
 219              possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However \
 220              little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his \
 221              first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the \
 222              minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the \
 223              rightful property of some one or other of their daughters."), \
 224         'encipher'), \
 225         translist={(2, 0, 5, 3, 1, 4, 6): ['encipher'], \
 226                    (5, 0, 6, 1, 3, 4, 2): ['fourteen'], \
 227                    (6, 1, 0, 4, 5, 3, 2): ['keyword']}) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 228     (((2, 0, 5, 3, 1, 4, 6), False, False), -709.4646722...)
 229     >>> column_transposition_break_mp(column_transposition_encipher(sanitise( \
 230             "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in \
 231              possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However \
 232              little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his \
 233              first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the \
 234              minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the \
 235              rightful property of some one or other of their daughters."), \
 236         'encipher'), \
 237         translist={(2, 0, 5, 3, 1, 4, 6): ['encipher'], \
 238                    (5, 0, 6, 1, 3, 4, 2): ['fourteen'], \
 239                    (6, 1, 0, 4, 5, 3, 2): ['keyword']}, \
 240         fitness=Ptrigrams) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 241     (((2, 0, 5, 3, 1, 4, 6), False, False), -997.0129085...)
 242     """
 243     with Pool() as pool:
 244         helper_args = [(message, trans, fillcolumnwise, emptycolumnwise,
 245                           fitness)
 246                        for trans in translist.keys()
 247                        for fillcolumnwise in [True, False]
 248                        for emptycolumnwise in [True, False]]
 249         # Gotcha: the helper function here needs to be defined at the top level
 250         #   (limitation of Pool.starmap)
 251         breaks = pool.starmap(column_transposition_break_worker,
 252           helper_args, chunksize)
 253         return max(breaks, key=lambda k: k[1])
 254 column_transposition_break = column_transposition_break_mp
 255
 256 def column_transposition_break_worker(message, transposition,
 257         fillcolumnwise, emptycolumnwise, fitness):
 258     plaintext = column_transposition_decipher(message, transposition,
 259         fillcolumnwise=fillcolumnwise, emptycolumnwise=emptycolumnwise)
 260     fit = fitness(sanitise(plaintext))
 261     logger.debug('Column transposition break attempt using key {0} '
 262                          'gives fit of {1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(
 263                              transposition, fit,
 264                              sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
 265     return (transposition, fillcolumnwise, emptycolumnwise), fit
 266
 267
 268
 269 def vigenere_keyword_break(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters):
 270     """Breaks a vigenere cipher using a dictionary and
 271     frequency analysis
 272
 273     >>> vigenere_keyword_break(vigenere_encipher(sanitise('this is a test ' \
 274              'message for the vigenere decipherment'), 'cat'), \
 275              wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 276     ('cat', -52.947271216...)
 277     """
 278     best_keyword = ''
 279     best_fit = float("-inf")
 280     for keyword in wordlist:
 281         plaintext = vigenere_decipher(message, keyword)
 282         fit = fitness(plaintext)
 283         logger.debug('Vigenere break attempt using key {0} '
 284                          'gives fit of {1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(
 285                              keyword, fit,
 286                              sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
 287         if fit > best_fit:
 288             best_fit = fit
 289             best_keyword = keyword
 290     logger.info('Vigenere break best fit with key {0} gives fit '
 291                 'of {1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(best_keyword,
 292                     best_fit, sanitise(
 293                         vigenere_decipher(message, best_keyword))[:50]))
 294     return best_keyword, best_fit
 295
 296 def vigenere_keyword_break_mp(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters,
 297                      chunksize=500):
 298     """Breaks a vigenere cipher using a dictionary and
 299     frequency analysis
 300
 301     >>> vigenere_keyword_break_mp(vigenere_encipher(sanitise('this is a test ' \
 302              'message for the vigenere decipherment'), 'cat'), \
 303              wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 304     ('cat', -52.947271216...)
 305     """
 306     with Pool() as pool:
 307         helper_args = [(message, word, fitness)
 308                        for word in wordlist]
 309         # Gotcha: the helper function here needs to be defined at the top level
 310         #   (limitation of Pool.starmap)
 311         breaks = pool.starmap(vigenere_keyword_break_worker, helper_args, chunksize)
 312         return max(breaks, key=lambda k: k[1])
 313
 314 def vigenere_keyword_break_worker(message, keyword, fitness):
 315     plaintext = vigenere_decipher(message, keyword)
 316     fit = fitness(plaintext)
 317     logger.debug('Vigenere keyword break attempt using key {0} gives fit of '
 318                  '{1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(keyword,
 319                      fit, sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
 320     return keyword, fit
 321
 322
 323
 324 def vigenere_frequency_break(message, fitness=Pletters):
 325     """Breaks a Vigenere cipher with frequency analysis
 326
 327     >>> vigenere_frequency_break(vigenere_encipher(sanitise("It is time to " \
 328             "run. She is ready and so am I. I stole Daniel's pocketbook this " \
 329             "afternoon when he left his jacket hanging on the easel in the " \
 330             "attic. I jump every time I hear a footstep on the stairs, " \
 331             "certain that the theft has been discovered and that I will " \
 332             "be caught. The SS officer visits less often now that he is " \
 333             "sure"), 'florence')) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 334     ('florence', -307.5473096791...)
 335     """
 336     best_fit = float("-inf")
 337     best_key = ''
 338     sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
 339     for trial_length in range(1, 20):
 340         splits = every_nth(sanitised_message, trial_length)
 341         key = ''.join([chr(caesar_break(s)[0] + ord('a')) for s in splits])
 342         plaintext = vigenere_decipher(sanitised_message, key)
 343         fit = fitness(plaintext)
 344         logger.debug('Vigenere key length of {0} ({1}) gives fit of {2}'.
 345                      format(trial_length, key, fit))
 346         if fit > best_fit:
 347             best_fit = fit
 348             best_key = key
 349     logger.info('Vigenere break best fit with key {0} gives fit '
 350                 'of {1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(best_key,
 351                     best_fit, sanitise(
 352                         vigenere_decipher(message, best_key))[:50]))
 353     return best_key, best_fit
 354
 355 def beaufort_frequency_break(message, fitness=Pletters):
 356     """Breaks a Beaufort cipher with frequency analysis
 357
 358     >>> beaufort_frequency_break(beaufort_encipher(sanitise("It is time to " \
 359             "run. She is ready and so am I. I stole Daniel's pocketbook this " \
 360             "afternoon when he left his jacket hanging on the easel in the " \
 361             "attic. I jump every time I hear a footstep on the stairs, " \
 362             "certain that the theft has been discovered and that I will " \
 363             "be caught. The SS officer visits less often now " \
 364             "that he is sure"), 'florence')) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
 365     ('florence', -307.5473096791...)
 366     """
 367     best_fit = float("-inf")
 368     best_key = ''
 369     sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
 370     for trial_length in range(1, 20):
 371         splits = every_nth(sanitised_message, trial_length)
 372         key = ''.join([chr(-caesar_break(s)[0] % 26 + ord('a')) for s in splits])
 373         plaintext = beaufort_decipher(sanitised_message, key)
 374         fit = fitness(plaintext)
 375         logger.debug('Beaufort key length of {0} ({1}) gives fit of {2}'.
 376                      format(trial_length, key, fit))
 377         if fit > best_fit:
 378             best_fit = fit
 379             best_key = key
 380     logger.info('Beaufort break best fit with key {0} gives fit '
 381                 'of {1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(best_key,
 382                     best_fit, sanitise(
 383                         beaufort_decipher(message, best_key))[:50]))
 384     return best_key, best_fit
 385
 386
 387
 388 def plot_frequency_histogram(freqs, sort_key=None):
 389     x = range(len(freqs.keys()))
 390     y = [freqs[l] for l in sorted(freqs.keys(), key=sort_key)]
 391     f = plt.figure()
 392     ax = f.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.9, 0.9])
 393     ax.bar(x, y, align='center')
 394     ax.set_xticks(x)
 395     ax.set_xticklabels(sorted(freqs.keys(), key=sort_key))
 396     f.show()
 397
 398
 399 if __name__ == "__main__":
 400     import doctest
 401     doctest.testmod()
 402