# TgCrypto > Fast and Portable Telegram Crypto Library for Python **TgCrypto** is a Telegram Crypto Library written in C89 as a Python extension. It is designed to be portable, fast, easy to install and use. TgCrypto is intended for [Pyrogram](https://github.com/pyrogram/pyrogram) and implements the crypto algorithms Telegram requires, namely: - **`AES256-IGE`** - used in [MTProto v2.0](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto). - **`AES256-CTR`** - used for [CDN encrypted files](https://core.telegram.org/cdn). - **`AES256-CBC`** - used for [encrypted passport credentials](https://core.telegram.org/passport). Python [wheels are available](https://pypi.org/project/TgCrypto/#files) for hassle-free installations; they are automatically built and tested using Travis CI (Linux, macOS) and AppVeyor (Windows), for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. Even though TgCrypto is primarily intended for use with Pyrogram, you are free and welcome to use it for any other Python project too, as it's shipped as standalone package. More info: https://docs.pyrogram.org/topics/tgcrypto ## Requirements - Python 3.4 or higher. ## Installation ``` bash $ pip3 install -U tgcrypto ``` ## API TgCrypto API consists of these six methods: ```python def ige256_encrypt(data: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes) -> bytes: ... def ige256_decrypt(data: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes) -> bytes: ... def ctr256_encrypt(data: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes, state: bytes) -> bytes: ... def ctr256_decrypt(data: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes, state: bytes) -> bytes: ... def cbc256_encrypt(data: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes) -> bytes: ... def cbc256_decrypt(data: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes) -> bytes: ... ``` ## Usage ### IGE Mode **Note**: Data must be padded to match a multiple of the block size (16 bytes). ``` python import os import tgcrypto data = os.urandom(10 * 1024 * 1024 + 7) # 10 MB of random data + 7 bytes to show padding key = os.urandom(32) # Random Key iv = os.urandom(32) # Random IV # Pad with zeroes: -7 % 16 = 9 data += bytes(-len(data) % 16) ige_encrypted = tgcrypto.ige256_encrypt(data, key, iv) ige_decrypted = tgcrypto.ige256_decrypt(ige_encrypted, key, iv) print(data == ige_decrypted) # True ``` ### CTR Mode (single chunk) ``` python import os import tgcrypto data = os.urandom(10 * 1024 * 1024) # 10 MB of random data key = os.urandom(32) # Random Key enc_iv = bytearray(os.urandom(16)) # Random IV dec_iv = enc_iv.copy() # Keep a copy for decryption ctr_encrypted = tgcrypto.ctr256_encrypt(data, key, enc_iv, bytes(1)) ctr_decrypted = tgcrypto.ctr256_decrypt(ctr_encrypted, key, dec_iv, bytes(1)) print(data == ctr_decrypted) # True ``` ### CTR Mode (stream) ``` python import os from io import BytesIO import tgcrypto data = BytesIO(os.urandom(10 * 1024 * 1024)) # 10 MB of random data key = os.urandom(32) # Random Key enc_iv = bytearray(os.urandom(16)) # Random IV dec_iv = enc_iv.copy() # Keep a copy for decryption enc_state = bytes(1) # Encryption state, starts from 0 dec_state = bytes(1) # Decryption state, starts from 0 encrypted_data = BytesIO() # Encrypted data buffer decrypted_data = BytesIO() # Decrypted data buffer while True: chunk = data.read(1024) if not chunk: break # Write 1K encrypted bytes into the encrypted data buffer encrypted_data.write(tgcrypto.ctr256_encrypt(chunk, key, enc_iv, enc_state)) # Reset position. We need to read it now encrypted_data.seek(0) while True: chunk = encrypted_data.read(1024) if not chunk: break # Write 1K decrypted bytes into the decrypted data buffer decrypted_data.write(tgcrypto.ctr256_decrypt(chunk, key, dec_iv, dec_state)) print(data.getvalue() == decrypted_data.getvalue()) # True ``` ### CBC Mode **Note**: Data must be padded to match a multiple of the block size (16 bytes). ``` python import os import tgcrypto data = os.urandom(10 * 1024 * 1024 + 7) # 10 MB of random data + 7 bytes to show padding key = os.urandom(32) # Random Key enc_iv = bytearray(os.urandom(16)) # Random IV dec_iv = enc_iv.copy() # Keep a copy for decryption # Pad with zeroes: -7 % 16 = 9 data += bytes(-len(data) % 16) cbc_encrypted = tgcrypto.cbc256_encrypt(data, key, enc_iv) cbc_decrypted = tgcrypto.cbc256_decrypt(cbc_encrypted, key, dec_iv) print(data == cbc_decrypted) # True ``` ## Testing 1. Clone this repository: `git clone https://github.com/pyrogram/tgcrypto`. 2. Enter the directory: `cd tgcrypto`. 3. Run tests: `python3 setup.py test`. ## License [LGPLv3+](COPYING.lesser) © 2017-2020 [Dan](https://github.com/delivrance)