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ColTrans Cipher
Encrypts or decrypts a message using the ColTrans cipher.
Source library: secretpy
How it Works
The ColTrans (Columnar Transposition) cipher is a transposition cipher that involves writing the plaintext in a grid and then reading the ciphertext out column by column. The order of the columns is determined by a keyword.
Parameters
- text: The message to encrypt or decrypt.
- alphabet: The alphabet to use for the cipher. Can be a string of characters or a predefined alphabet from
secretpy.alphabets. - key: The key for the cipher.
- mode: Whether to encrypt or decrypt the message.
- keep_formatting: Whether to keep the original formatting of the message.