Message encoder - final - Printable Version

Message encoder - final - Printable Version

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Message encoder - final by Choli on 08-11-2003 at 11:18 PM

Here it is. A plugin that encodes your texts: This is the readme file:

quote:
Text encoder:

This plugin can encode and decode your conversations so you can talk safer.
It is very easy to use, just type /xencode text to encode and that is all.
If a coded text is recieved, you will be asked for a password and then
a window will show the decoded text.

To install this plugin run its installer and clic install.

Commands and tags:
/xencode
Encodes a text. you'll be asked for a password

/xencoderabout
blah! Just an about box.

(!xEncoderVer)
it's replaced by the version of the plugin

This plugin has been developed by me, Carlos Domingo Más (Choli). It is
written in VB, so to run it you will need the VB runtime files. You can
donwload them from the Microsoft site www.microsoft.com
Also, you will need Messenger Plus! It can be donwloaded from its site,
www.msgplus.net

If the installation program does not work, you can do the following:

copy encoder.dll in the Plugins folder of Messenger Plus!
run regsvr32 <Plugins folder of Messenger Plus!>encoder.dll
double clic on install.reg and answer yes
restart messenger

And now, you can donwload the installer (if the installer doesn't work, download Encoder.zip and you can see this post too.

Thanks.

- WARNING -
The plugin does NOT work with the last versions of Plus!. If you download it you won't be able to decode your texts. More info: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=14...d=190072#pid190072

RE: Message encoder - final by HDC on 08-11-2003 at 11:58 PM

So what cryptography do you use?
I came in contact with DJMystic (i got curious what he had done),
and after i told him about this he said he would be putting BlowFish Encryption in SP1.4
Is your encryption weaker, or better than blowfish,
and is it a known encryption or did you make up your own ?

RE: Message encoder - final by dotNorma on 08-12-2003 at 12:28 AM

very nice , have you considered making one so all the text it sends is encrypted without having to type /xencod and without having to give the password.

RE: RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 08-12-2003 at 06:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by HDC
So what cryptography do you use?
I came in contact with DJMystic (i got curious what he had done),
and after i told him about this he said he would be putting BlowFish Encryption in SP1.4
Is your encryption weaker, or better than blowfish,
and is it a known encryption or did you make up your own ?

At first I was going to put Rijndael (I don't know if it's well written) It is the best encryption algorith atm, but I thougth it was too much for the pourposes of the plugin and I didn't want to implement it in VB because it whould be so slow. So I've developed one encryption based on the CRC-32 algorith that zip files use. It's weaker than blowfish, so don't expect a high security, it's only to not send your messages in plain text. I also was planing do the plugin in VC++ but there were several reasos that i couldn't do. If one day I do it in VC++ or if I find a good dll (written in C/C++, or course) that encodes Rijndael, I'll change the encryption to it.

quote:
Originally posted by Messenger_Plus
very nice , have you considered making one so all the text it sends is encrypted without having to type /xencod and without having to give the password.

That isn't possible with plugins of Plus!. To do that a plugin for Messenger (not Plus) must be developed.

RE: Message encoder - final by HDC on 08-12-2003 at 08:53 PM

Isn't CRC32 one-way-encryption?

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 08-12-2003 at 09:26 PM

CRC32 is not an encryption system but a hash function (and thus, one-way). What I've done is use the way to compute CRC32 to encrypt the message. I compute CRC32 and at the same time I encrypt the message.

RE: Message encoder - final by HDC on 08-12-2003 at 09:44 PM

ahh sounds kinda weird to me
[Image: rofl.gif]

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 08-12-2003 at 09:55 PM

:lol: Don't worry about the implememtation issues. All you have to know is that I've found a way to encrypt a text by using the code of CRC32

RE: Message encoder - final by jpg050 on 08-12-2003 at 11:18 PM

And at this time I have to hear in univ about linked lists in plain C... sigh. xD

RE: Message encoder - final by Snakerboy on 09-07-2003 at 11:48 PM

i had an idea for a PGP plugin, perhaps you can help me build it?

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 09-08-2003 at 12:07 AM

PGP will be great, but you have to share your public key with your contacts and, well, I don't know exactly how pgp works neither if there is a dll to encode / decode pgp.

Currently, I'm thinking about what i said before: Rijndael, the AES standar. Maybe soon i'll release a new version, but I'm not sure, because i don't have much time now and don't feel like it.

RE: Message encoder - final by Snakerboy on 09-08-2003 at 12:33 AM

There is a .dll hence why i though about the project

Ive wrote a little .txt about it outlining what functions, tags etc would be needed.

anyways yea ill mail or post the text if you interetsted perhaps tomorrow its late and i need to sleep for college.

i really do wanna get this thing built, it would be great!

RE: Message encoder - final by xirus on 01-12-2004 at 10:42 AM

when i recieve encrypted texts, the decoder box for the password doesnt show up.
how can you help me?

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 01-12-2004 at 09:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by xirus
when i recieve encrypted texts, the decoder box for the password doesnt show up.
how can you help me?

You can't to anything to avoid that. The plugin does NOT work with the lastest versions of Plus. Sorry

. I should recompile it again, but currently I have no free time to do it, and if I had, I'd do a better plugin, using the best encryption software Rijndael, AES standar) and it'd be done in C, it's faster than VB.

RE: Message encoder - final by Gross on 01-29-2004 at 11:43 AM

i dont realy get this i do the /xencode thing aand it just sez "/xencode My text "

if you can help thx

BoY GrOsS

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 01-29-2004 at 11:59 AM

Gross: I don't understand your problem. You just type
/xencode any text
and you'll be asked for a password...
Anyway, don't use the plugin because you won't decode the texts. See my previous post.

RE: Message encoder - final by Mnjul on 01-29-2004 at 12:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Choli
The plugin does NOT work with the lastest versions of Plus. Sorry

Why don't....you temporarily remove the attachment of the first post or add a warning?

RE: Message encoder - final by Gross on 01-29-2004 at 12:08 PM

Pic

See what i meen?

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 01-29-2004 at 12:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mnjul
Why don't....you temporarily remove the attachment of the first post or add a warning?

oh.. sure..

i didn't think about that

thanks for the suggestion. I'll leave the attachment just in case anyone wants it. adding a warning

quote:
Originally posted by Gross
See what i meen?

no. image not found

Edit:
ok now i see the image
you dont have plus installed so the plugin won't work

download plus http://www.msgplus.net and install it now!!!

RE: Message encoder - final by Gross on 01-29-2004 at 12:14 PM

hmmm try now

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 01-29-2004 at 12:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Gross
hmmm try now

yes, now it's ok.
i've edited the post. read before

RE: Message encoder - final by Gross on 01-29-2004 at 12:25 PM

ive installed plus and when i say "/xencoder My text" it pops up a window saying this is an un reckinized command plz put //"

RE: Message encoder - final by Choli on 01-29-2004 at 12:33 PM

then you have to install my plugin again (did you installed it before? i don't think so). And when you install it maybe you'll have to restart messenger (i don't remember it the installer does that for you)

RE: Message encoder - final by Gross on 01-29-2004 at 12:35 PM

ok i got it now thx

BoY GrOsS