AardSaber Encryption: View Instructions

Instructions for using the aardwulf.com AardSaber:

The encryption algorithm used on this page is based on the CipherSaber algorithm from ciphersaber.gurus.com. If you have questions about the strength of the algorithm, or the inner workings, go there and read all about it.

Feel confident about using this version of CipherSaber, because, although you are using your web browser, the Javascript is entirely Client Side, which means that no data that you put into this web page will EVER be sent to the server. The encryption algorithm is based on the RC4 algorithm, which has been cracked. However, CipherSaber with an N of 20 or greater is not affected by the attacks. Again, see the CipherSaber page for complete information.

How to use CipherSaber:

Encrypting

1. To encrypt a message, enter your message into the input field on this page. You can type as much as you want, there are no restrictions on the length of this message.
2. Enter a passphrase. A strong passphrase will be over 10 characters, and have a combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols. There is no restriction on the length of your passphrase, but it must be something that you and your recipient agree on. The passphrase is case-sensitive, so make sure you can remember it!
3. Select the "Encrypt" radio button
4. Enter how many times you want to scramble. More is better, and 20 is the recommended value. If you change this value, you must relay this to the recipient, because if he doesn't know this, the decryption will result in garbage. The larger this number is, the longer the encryption will take
5. If you wish to add instructions to the output, so it is easy to copy/paste into an e-mail you are going to send, click on the "Add Instructions" checkbox before you encrypt the data.
6. The "Beginning and End Markers" checkbox will add a mark that shows where to start copy and paste for ease of decryption.
7. Select base64 or hex for the format. Both are e-mail friendly. Base64 is the recommended option, and if you aren't sure, leave it on this.
8. Click the "Encrypt/Decrypt" button, and wait for the "Output" field to be populated with your encrypted text.
9. Copy all the text from the Output text box. Paste this into an e-mail or other document, and send it! If you are using Internet Explorer, you can click the "Copy Output to Clipboard" button, and the text will automatically be copied, and you can paste as normal.

Decrypting

1. To decrypt a message, enter the encrypted message (must be in base64 or hex, see step 5 for help with that) into the "Input" text box on this page.
2. Enter the passphrase that was used to encrypt this message. The passphrase is case sensitive, so make sure you enter it carefully!
3. Select the "Decrypt" radio button.
4. Enter how many times the encryption was scrambled. This must be the same numbers as it was scrambled with, or the decryption will result in garbage.
5. Select base64 or hex for the format. The easiest way to tell if the input is base64 or hex is to look at the characters that are in it. Hex can only contain characters 0-9 and A-F. Base64 can contain characters a-z, A-Z, 0-9, +, /, and =.
6. Click the "Encrypt/Decrypt" button, and wait for the "Output" field to be populated with your decrypted text.

(If you are looking for Javascript base64 conversion, please visit my Javascript base64 tutorial.)

Input Text:
Output Text:
Passphrase:	Format: base64 hex
Encrypt Input Text Decrypt Input Text
Number of scrambles:
Add Instructions Add Beginning and end markers