CHAOS(1) General Commands Manual
NAME
chaos — Encryption and decryption tool of file or stream data using Chaos-based encryption.
SYNOPSIS
| chaos | { -e [ --verify ] | -d } { -t <text> | -b <bytes> } [ -v ] [ --debug ] [ { --hex | --base64 | --encoding <encoding> } ] [ { { --prompt | -p <password> | --context <context> | -x <x0> -a <a> -s <s> } [ --chaos-mode <chaosMode> ] | -c <certFile> [ { --prompt | -p <password> | --context <context> } ] } ] |
| chaos | { -e [ --verify ] [ { --base64 [ --line-width <lineWidth> ] | --encoding <encoding> [ --line-width <lineWidth> ] } ] | -d [ { --base64 | --encoding <encoding> } ] } [ -i <inputFile> ] [ -o <outputFile> ] [ [ { { --prompt | -p <password> | --context <context> | -x <x0> -a <a> -s <s> } [ --chaos-mode <chaosMode> ] | -c <certFile> [ { --prompt | -p <password> | --context <context> } ] } ] ] [ --debug ] [ -v ] |
| chaos | --create-cert [ --line-width <lineWidth> ] [ -c <certFile> ] [ { --prompt | -p <password> | --context <context> } [ --cert-mode <certMode> ] ] [ { ( --chain-length <chainLength> ? --chaos-mode <chaosMode> ) | -s <specFile> } ] [ -v ] [ --debug ] |
| chaos | --cert-info -c <certFile> [ { --prompt | -p <password> | --context <context> } ] [ -v ] [ --debug ] |
| chaos | --create-spec [ -s <specFile> ] [ -v ] [ --debug ] |
| chaos | -h | { --encoded-length | --sysinfo } [ -v ] [ --debug ] |
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the chaos command: The chaos command encrypts --encrypt
or decrypts --decrypt an input file --input-file (or STDIN) to an output
file --output-file (or STDOUT) using a chaos key constructed from the start
value -x, a parable coefficient -a and am expansion factor -sor derived
from a password --password or by prompting --prompt for a password or (instead
of a single chaos key) by using a certificate file --cert-file (optionally
being password protected as of --password or --prompt). A certificate file
may represent 1..* key files and be derived --create-cert from a specification
--spec-file which, after creation --create-spec, may be edited as a CSV
file. See the Examples section below for usage instructions.
Depending on the executable’s flavor the command might also be named chaos-x.y.z.jar, chaos-bundle-x86_64-x.y.z.elf, chaos-bundle-x86_64-x.y.z.exe, chaos-installer-x86_64-x.y.z.msi, chaos-launcher-x.y.z.sh, chaos-launcher-x86_64-x.y.z.elf, chaos-launcher-x86_64-x.y.z.exe, chaos-native-x86_64-x.y.z.elf where x.y.z stands for the version of the chaos command. The according executable’s name will be referenced to in this manual as chaos.
OPTIONS
| -a --parable-coefficient <a>: | The chaos key’s parable coefficient <a> to use: 3.57 ≤ a ≤ 4.0 |
| -b --bytes <bytes>: | The message in bytes (e.g. “127, 128, 0x10, 0xFF”) which to process. |
| --base64: | Use BASE64 encoding/decoding to be applied for handling encrypted data. |
| -c --cert-file <certFile>: | The cert file file which to use. |
| --cert-info: | Prints out information of a given cert. |
| --cert-mode <certMode>: | The chaos options (mode) to be used for the cert itself: { NONE, MUTATE, XOR, MUTATE_XOR, SALTED, SALTED_MUTATE, SALTED_XOR, SALTED_MUTATE_XOR } |
| --chain-length <chainLength>: | The length of the chaos key chain (e.g. number of nested chaos keys, deaults to <16>) |
| --chaos-mode <chaosMode>: | The mode to be used when encrypting/decrypting: { NONE, MUTATE, XOR, MUTATE_XOR, SALTED, SALTED_MUTATE, SALTED_XOR, SALTED_MUTATE_XOR } |
| --context <context>: | The system context providing the password: { APPLICATION, USER_APPLICATION, HOST_USER_APPLICATION, HOST_APPLICATION, USER, HOST_USER, HOST, SESSION, APPLICATION_SESSION, USER_APPLICATION_SESSION, HOST_USER_APPLICATION_SESSION, HOST_APPLICATION_SESSION, USER_SESSION, HOST_USER_SESSION, HOST_SESSION } |
| --create-cert: | Create an according cert record (file). |
| --create-spec: | Create an according spec record (file). |
| --debug: | Enables the debug mode with additional (developer readable) informational output. |
| -d --decrypt: | Decrypts the message (stream, file, text or bytes). |
| -e --encrypt: | Encrypts the message (stream, file, text or bytes). |
| --encoded-length: | Prints length in bytes of a single chaos key encoding (being the addional length of a salted encryption). |
| --encoding <encoding>: | The BASE (e.g. BASE64) encoding/decoding to be applied for handling encrypted data: { BASE2, BINARY, BASE4, BASE8, OCTAL, ENCODED_AS_NUMBER, BASE16, HEXADECIMAL, BASE32, BASE64, BASE64_ARABIC, BASE64_URL } |
| -h --help: | Shows this help. |
| --hex: | Use a hexadecimal representation of (binary) output. |
| -i --input-file <inputFile>: | The input file which to process from. |
| --line-width <lineWidth>: | The line width for base64 encoded ASCII output |
| -o --output-file <outputFile>: | The output file which to process to. |
| -p --password <password>: | The password to use for encryption or decryption. |
| --prompt: | Prompt for the password to use for encryption or decryption. |
| -s --expansion-factor <s>: | The chaos key’s expansion factor <s> to use: -9007199254740992 ≤ s ≤ -16 or 16 ≤ s ≤ 9007199254740991 |
| --spec-file <specFile>: | The spec file file which to use. |
| --sysinfo: | Shows some system information for debugging purposes. |
| -t --text <text>: | The text message which to process. |
| -v --verbose: | Enables the verbose mode with additional (human readable) informational output. |
| --verify: | Verify the encryption process to make sure encryption decrypts flawlessly. |
| -x --start-value <x0>: | The chaos key’s <x0> start value to use: 0.0 < x0 ≤ 1.0 |
EXAMPLES
Encrypt (BASE64 encoded) a text message:
- chaos -e -t <text> --base64 --prompt
Decrypt a text message (BASE64 encoded):
- chaos -d -t <text> --base64 --prompt
Encrypt (BASE64 encoded) a text message using (x0, a , s):
- chaos -e -t <text> --base64 -x <x0> -a <a> -s <s>
Decrypt a text message (BASE64 encoded) using (x0, a and s):
- chaos -d -t <text> --base64 -x <x0> -a <a> -s <s>
Encrypt a text message with mode:
- chaos -e -t <text> -v --chaos-mode <chaosMode>
Decrypt a text message with mode:
- chaos -d -t <text> -v --chaos-mode <chaosMode>
Encrypt a message in bytes:
- chaos -e -b <bytes> --hex --prompt
Decrypt a message in bytes:
- chaos -d -b <bytes> --hex --prompt
Encrypt input file to output file (bound to context):
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> --context <context> -v
Decrypt input file to output file (bound to context):
- chaos -d -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> --context <context> -v
Use password to encrypt input file to output file:
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> -p <password> -v
Use password to decrypt input file to output file:
- chaos -d -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> -p <password> -v
Encrypt input file to output file, prompt for password:
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> --prompt -v
Decrypt input file to output file, prompt for password:
- chaos -d -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> --prompt -v
Encrypt input file to output file with mode and password:
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> --chaos-mode <chaosMode> -p <password> -v
Decrypt input file to output file with mode and password:
- chaos -d -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> --chaos-mode <chaosMode> -p <password> -v
Encrypt STDIN to output file with password:
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> -p <password>
Decrypt input file to STDOUT with password:
- chaos -d -o <outputFile> -p <password>
Encrypt STDIN to output file with mode for HOST_USER:
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> --chaos-mode <chaosMode>
Decrypt input file to STDOUT with mode for HOST_USER:
- chaos -d -o <outputFile> --chaos-mode <chaosMode>
Encrypt STDIN to STDOUT/BASE64 encoded for HOST_USER:
- chaos -e --base64
Decrypt STDIN/BASE64 encoded to STDOUT for HOST_USER:
- chaos -d --base64
Create and print cert with key chain length:
- chaos --create-cert --chain-length <chainLength> -v
Create cert file with key chain length:
- chaos --create-cert -c <certFile> --chain-length <chainLength> -v
Create secured cert file with key chain length and mode:
- chaos --create-cert -c <certFile> --chain-length <chainLength> --chaos-mode <chaosMode> --prompt -v
Create sample cert spec file (for you to edit):
- chaos --create-spec -s <specFile> -v
Create secured cert file from (edited) cert spec file:
- chaos --create-cert -c <certFile> -s <specFile> --prompt -v
Encrypt input file to output file, use secured cert:
- chaos -e -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> -c <certFile> --prompt -v
Decrypt input file to output file, use secured cert:
- chaos -d -i <inputFile> -o <outputFile> -c <certFile> --prompt -v
Print cert file info:
- chaos --cert-info -c <certFile> -v
Print secured cert file info:
- chaos --cert-info -c <certFile> --prompt -v
Print length of single chaos key (bytes):
- chaos --encoded-length -v
To show the help text:
- chaos -h
To print the system info:
- chaos --sysinfo
BUGS
See BitBucket issues at <https://bitbucket.org/funcodez/funcodes-chaos/issues>
AUTHOR
Siegfried Steiner steiner@refcodes.org