The Enigma Machine

A Practical Implementation of the Infamous Enigma Machine in C++

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/shashankp28/enigma-machine.git

2. To build The Enigma Machine run the following command:

make

3. You can modify the PlugBoard pairing from enigma.conf file

4. You can modify the rotors used (select distinct 3 of 5) in enigma.conf file

5. You can modify the initial position of the rotors in enigma.conf file

6. You can modify the Reflection rotor in enigma.conf file

7. To Encrypt using The Enigma Machine run the following command:

./bin/enigma enigma.conf input.txt output.txt

8. To Decrypt using The Enigma Machine switch the input and output files:

./bin/enigma enigma.conf output.txt input.txt

9. Encryption/Decryption Rate: ~ 7.7 MB/s