The Ultimate String Analysis Tool is yet to be be a cross-platform suite of command-line programs that identify files, hashes, and encrypted messages from strings of text. The toolset is implemented with a modular, extendible approach in mind:
Every type of string, whether that's an encoding for a file, a hash, or an encrypted message, has its own characteristics. For example, we can assume that a simple Caesar cipher would only contain alphanumeric text with whitespace and common symbols like punctuation marks. That "fingerprint" can be stored in a file that can then be used to determine if an arbitrary string could be a Caesar cipher.
By combining the Caesar cipher's fingerprint with a standalone application that encodes and decodes arbitrary text, an automated workflow can be created to find all plausible interpretations of a string, and, if any interpretation is an encoding or encryption, attempt to decode or decrypt the string.
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- Building the project from source code
- Developing USAT (Coming soon)
- Developing Algorithms
This project currently builds with CMake and no additional dependencies or parameters. Build it as you would any other CMake project.
Some build tools are also available:
- build.bat can be used to build the system on Windows platforms, given that CMake, Ninja, and Clang are installed.
- build.sh can be used to build the system on Linux platforms. CMake, Make, and GCC are the required build tools, but on Debian-based systems, they will be installed and updated automatically.
This project is in its early stage of development, but contributions are always welcome, from bug fixes to new tools and even low-level framework ideas and suggestions.