Generate Psuedo-Random Data using ARC4 as a PRNG

This example demonstrates how to use the ARC4 stream encryption algorithm as a pseudo-random number generator (PRNG). This example generates the random data as hex encoded strings. The EncryptStringENC method can be replaced with EncryptBytes to generate random bytes. Note: This example uses new features available in the pre-release, or any official new version released after 17-October-2007.

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import sys
import chilkat

crypt = chilkat.CkCrypt2()

success = crypt.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print "Crypt component unlock failed"
    sys.exit()

crypt.put_CryptAlgorithm("arc4")
crypt.put_KeyLength(128)

crypt.SetEncodedKey("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex")

crypt.put_EncodingMode("hex")

#  We will repeatedly feed these 8-bytes of data to
#  the ARC4 stream encryptor to generate our pseudo-random
#  sequence.

strData = "012345678"

#  Set FirstChunk to True to initialize the ARC4 PRNG with the key.
crypt.put_FirstChunk(True)
crypt.put_LastChunk(False)

encryptedText = crypt.encryptStringENC(strData)
print encryptedText

#  Set FirstChunk to False to continue encrypting
#  without re-initializing the ARC4 PRNG
crypt.put_FirstChunk(False)

for i in range(1,16):
    #  Repeatedly encrypting the same 8 bytes of data
    #  produces then pseudo-random sequence.
    encryptedText = crypt.encryptStringENC(strData)
    print encryptedText