Breaking affine ciphers
[cipher-training.git] / cipherbreak.py
index 56143891e3290c3e0c481238cc2c41bee4bfa82f..c239400d7f0fb917dd319db3fbf0e704204399ee 100644 (file)
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ from language_models import *
 # timeit.timeit('keyword_break(c5a)', setup='gc.enable() ; from __main__ import c5a ; from cipher import keyword_break', number=1)
 # 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)
 
-transpositions = collections.defaultdict(list)
-for word in keywords:
-    transpositions[transpositions_of(word)] += [word]
 
 def frequencies(text):
     """Count the number of occurrences of each character in text
@@ -131,185 +128,6 @@ def affine_break(message, fitness=Pletters):
                                     best_adder, best_one_based)[:50]))
     return (best_multiplier, best_adder, best_one_based), best_fit
 
-def keyword_break(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters):
-    """Breaks a keyword substitution cipher using a dictionary and
-    frequency analysis.
-
-    >>> keyword_break(keyword_encipher('this is a test message for the ' \
-          'keyword decipherment', 'elephant', KeywordWrapAlphabet.from_last), \
-          wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-    (('elephant', <KeywordWrapAlphabet.from_last: 2>), -52.834575011...)
-    """
-    best_keyword = ''
-    best_wrap_alphabet = True
-    best_fit = float("-inf")
-    for wrap_alphabet in KeywordWrapAlphabet:
-        for keyword in wordlist:
-            plaintext = keyword_decipher(message, keyword, wrap_alphabet)
-            fit = fitness(plaintext)
-            logger.debug('Keyword break attempt using key {0} (wrap={1}) '
-                         'gives fit of {2} and decrypt starting: {3}'.format(
-                             keyword, wrap_alphabet, fit,
-                             sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
-            if fit > best_fit:
-                best_fit = fit
-                best_keyword = keyword
-                best_wrap_alphabet = wrap_alphabet
-    logger.info('Keyword break best fit with key {0} (wrap={1}) gives fit of '
-                '{2} and decrypt starting: {3}'.format(best_keyword,
-                    best_wrap_alphabet, best_fit, sanitise(
-                        keyword_decipher(message, best_keyword,
-                                         best_wrap_alphabet))[:50]))
-    return (best_keyword, best_wrap_alphabet), best_fit
-
-def keyword_break_mp(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters,
-                     chunksize=500):
-    """Breaks a keyword substitution cipher using a dictionary and
-    frequency analysis
-
-    >>> keyword_break_mp(keyword_encipher('this is a test message for the ' \
-          'keyword decipherment', 'elephant', KeywordWrapAlphabet.from_last), \
-          wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-    (('elephant', <KeywordWrapAlphabet.from_last: 2>), -52.834575011...)
-    """
-    with Pool() as pool:
-        helper_args = [(message, word, wrap, fitness)
-                       for word in wordlist
-                       for wrap in KeywordWrapAlphabet]
-        # Gotcha: the helper function here needs to be defined at the top level
-        #   (limitation of Pool.starmap)
-        breaks = pool.starmap(keyword_break_worker, helper_args, chunksize)
-        return max(breaks, key=lambda k: k[1])
-
-def keyword_break_worker(message, keyword, wrap_alphabet, fitness):
-    plaintext = keyword_decipher(message, keyword, wrap_alphabet)
-    fit = fitness(plaintext)
-    logger.debug('Keyword break attempt using key {0} (wrap={1}) gives fit of '
-                 '{2} and decrypt starting: {3}'.format(keyword, 
-                     wrap_alphabet, fit, sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
-    return (keyword, wrap_alphabet), fit
-
-def monoalphabetic_break_hillclimbing(message, max_iterations=10000000, 
-        fitness=Pletters):
-    ciphertext = unaccent(message).lower()
-    alphabet = list(string.ascii_lowercase)
-    random.shuffle(alphabet)
-    alphabet = ''.join(alphabet)
-    return monoalphabetic_break_hillclimbing_worker(ciphertext, alphabet,
-                                                    max_iterations, fitness)
-
-def monoalphabetic_break_hillclimbing_mp(message, workers=10, 
-        max_iterations = 10000000, fitness=Pletters, chunksize=1):
-    worker_args = []
-    ciphertext = unaccent(message).lower()
-    for i in range(workers):
-        alphabet = list(string.ascii_lowercase)
-        random.shuffle(alphabet)
-        alphabet = ''.join(alphabet)
-        worker_args.append((ciphertext, alphabet, max_iterations, fitness))
-    with Pool() as pool:
-        breaks = pool.starmap(monoalphabetic_break_hillclimbing_worker,
-                              worker_args, chunksize)
-    return max(breaks, key=lambda k: k[1])
-
-def monoalphabetic_break_hillclimbing_worker(message, alphabet,
-        max_iterations, fitness):
-    def swap(letters, i, j):
-        if i > j:
-            i, j = j, i
-        if i == j:
-            return letters
-        else:
-            return (letters[:i] + letters[j] + letters[i+1:j] + letters[i] +
-                    letters[j+1:])
-    best_alphabet = alphabet
-    best_fitness = float('-inf')
-    for i in range(max_iterations):
-        alphabet = swap(alphabet, random.randrange(26), random.randrange(26))
-        cipher_translation = ''.maketrans(string.ascii_lowercase, alphabet)
-        plaintext = message.translate(cipher_translation)
-        if fitness(plaintext) > best_fitness:
-            best_fitness = fitness(plaintext)
-            best_alphabet = alphabet
-            print(i, best_alphabet, best_fitness, plaintext)
-    return best_alphabet, best_fitness
-
-
-def vigenere_keyword_break_mp(message, wordlist=keywords, fitness=Pletters,
-                              chunksize=500):
-    """Breaks a vigenere cipher using a dictionary and frequency analysis.
-
-    >>> vigenere_keyword_break_mp(vigenere_encipher(sanitise('this is a test ' \
-             'message for the vigenere decipherment'), 'cat'), \
-             wordlist=['cat', 'elephant', 'kangaroo']) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-    ('cat', -52.947271216...)
-    """
-    with Pool() as pool:
-        helper_args = [(message, word, fitness)
-                       for word in wordlist]
-        # Gotcha: the helper function here needs to be defined at the top level
-        #   (limitation of Pool.starmap)
-        breaks = pool.starmap(vigenere_keyword_break_worker, helper_args,
-                              chunksize)
-        return max(breaks, key=lambda k: k[1])
-vigenere_keyword_break = vigenere_keyword_break_mp
-
-def vigenere_keyword_break_worker(message, keyword, fitness):
-    plaintext = vigenere_decipher(message, keyword)
-    fit = fitness(plaintext)
-    logger.debug('Vigenere keyword break attempt using key {0} gives fit of '
-                 '{1} and decrypt starting: {2}'.format(keyword,
-                     fit, sanitise(plaintext)[:50]))
-    return keyword, fit
-
-
-def vigenere_frequency_break(message, max_key_length=20, fitness=Pletters):
-    """Breaks a Vigenere cipher with frequency analysis
-
-    >>> vigenere_frequency_break(vigenere_encipher(sanitise("It is time to " \
-            "run. She is ready and so am I. I stole Daniel's pocketbook this " \
-            "afternoon when he left his jacket hanging on the easel in the " \
-            "attic. I jump every time I hear a footstep on the stairs, " \
-            "certain that the theft has been discovered and that I will " \
-            "be caught. The SS officer visits less often now that he is " \
-            "sure"), 'florence')) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-    ('florence', -307.5473096791...)
-    """
-    def worker(message, key_length, fitness):
-        splits = every_nth(sanitised_message, key_length)
-        key = ''.join([chr(caesar_break(s)[0] + ord('a')) for s in splits])
-        plaintext = vigenere_decipher(message, key)
-        fit = fitness(plaintext)
-        return key, fit
-    sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
-    results = starmap(worker, [(sanitised_message, i, fitness)
-                               for i in range(1, max_key_length+1)])
-    return max(results, key=lambda k: k[1])
-
-
-def beaufort_frequency_break(message, max_key_length=20, fitness=Pletters):
-    """Breaks a Beaufort cipher with frequency analysis
-
-    >>> beaufort_frequency_break(beaufort_encipher(sanitise("It is time to " \
-            "run. She is ready and so am I. I stole Daniel's pocketbook this " \
-            "afternoon when he left his jacket hanging on the easel in the " \
-            "attic. I jump every time I hear a footstep on the stairs, " \
-            "certain that the theft has been discovered and that I will " \
-            "be caught. The SS officer visits less often now " \
-            "that he is sure"), 'florence')) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-    ('florence', -307.5473096791...)
-    """
-    def worker(message, key_length, fitness):
-        splits = every_nth(sanitised_message, key_length)
-        key = ''.join([chr(-caesar_break(s)[0] % 26 + ord('a'))
-                       for s in splits])
-        plaintext = beaufort_decipher(message, key)
-        fit = fitness(plaintext)
-        return key, fit
-    sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
-    results = starmap(worker, [(sanitised_message, i, fitness)
-                               for i in range(1, max_key_length+1)])
-    return max(results, key=lambda k: k[1])
 
 def plot_frequency_histogram(freqs, sort_key=None):
     x = range(len(freqs.keys()))