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/ RSA_example.py
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An example of asymmetric encryption in python using a public/private keypair - utilizes RSA from PyCrypto library
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| # Inspired from http://coding4streetcred.com/blog/post/Asymmetric-Encryption-Revisited-(in-PyCrypto) | |
| # PyCrypto docs available at https://www.dlitz.net/software/pycrypto/api/2.6/ | |
| from Crypto import Random | |
| from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA | |
| import base64 | |
| def generate_keys(): | |
| # RSA modulus length must be a multiple of 256 and >= 1024 | |
| modulus_length = 256*4 # use larger value in production |