Encrypt.asm

TITLE Encryption Program  - J. Gavin Ray (6/14/12)

INCLUDE Irvine32.inc

KEY = 239     	; any value between 1-255
BUFMAX = 128     	; maximum buffer size

.data
sPrompt  BYTE  "Enter the plain text: ",0
sEncrypt BYTE  "Cipher text:          ",0
sDecrypt BYTE  "Decrypted:            ",0

buffer   BYTE   BUFMAX+1 DUP(0)
bufSize  DWORD  ?

.code
main PROC

	call InputTheString		; input the plain text
	call TranslateBuffer		; encrypt the buffer
	mov  edx,OFFSET sEncrypt		; display encrypted message
	call DisplayMessage
	call TranslateBuffer  		; decrypt the buffer
	mov  edx,OFFSET sDecrypt		; display decrypted message
	call DisplayMessage

	exit
main ENDP

;-----------------------------------------------------
InputTheString PROC
;
; Asks the user to enter a string from the
; keyboard. Saves the string and its length
; in variables.
; Receives: nothing. Returns: nothing
;-----------------------------------------------------
	pushad
	mov  edx,OFFSET sPrompt		; display a prompt
	call WriteString
	mov  ecx,BUFMAX         		; maximum character count
	mov  edx,offset buffer   	; point to the buffer
	call ReadString         		; input the string
	mov  bufSize,eax        		; save the length
	call Crlf
	popad
	ret
InputTheString ENDP

;-----------------------------------------------------
DisplayMessage PROC
;
; Display the encrypted or decrypted message.
; Receives: EDX points to the message
; Returns:  nothing
;-----------------------------------------------------
	pushad
	call WriteString
	mov  edx,OFFSET buffer		; display the buffer
	call WriteString
	call Crlf
	call Crlf
	popad
	ret
DisplayMessage ENDP

;-----------------------------------------------------
TranslateBuffer PROC
;
; Translates the string by exclusive-ORing each byte
; with the same integer.
; Receives: nothing.  Returns: nothing
;-----------------------------------------------------
	pushad
	mov  ecx,bufSize		; loop counter
	mov  esi,0		; index 0 in buffer
L1:
	xor  buffer[esi],KEY		; translate a byte
	inc  esi		; point to next byte
	loop L1

	popad
	ret
TranslateBuffer ENDP
END main