Using the Chiasmus encryption tool
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Chapter 8. Using the Chiasmus encryption tool

Jan-Oliver Wagner

Till Adam

Revision 1.8 (2005-06-30)

Preparations

To encrypt and decrypt with Chiasmus, you need the BSI's Chiasmus command line tool for GNU/Linux. It is intended solely for use in government agencies and availabe from the BSI on request.

When executed without parameters, the chiasmus program should output something like:

Chiasmus (R) fuer Windows K 1.8.0.0
Bundesamt fuer Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
Kontakt: Chiasmus@bsi.bund.de
(C) 2001 - 2005
[ ...]

Version 1.8.0.0 was tested succesfully. Other versions may or may not work correctly.

As a last preparation step a directory which will hold the key files ending in .xis has to be created, if none already exists. Usually ~/.chiasmus/ is used.

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