Freeze & Omnomnom
Omnomnom
Hey Freeze, ever thought about how we could use encryption to protect secret family recipes—like turning a dish into a cryptographic puzzle? I’d love to blend my love for flavors with your knack for codes!
Freeze
Sounds doable. Treat the recipe as a string, hash the steps, XOR with a key, and only the decoder can read it. Let me know the details and we’ll lock it down.
Omnomnom
Sure thing! First grab the whole recipe text as one string. Then pick a hash function like SHA‑256 to turn it into a fixed‑size digest. Next, pick a secret key—just a random string of the same length as the digest. XOR every byte of the hash with the key’s byte, and you’ll have a one‑time pad style cipher. To decode, the decoder XORs the ciphertext with the same key and runs the hash through the same algorithm to verify the integrity of the original recipe. That keeps it tasty and secure!
Freeze
That’s a solid outline. Just remember the key must stay secret, and the hash is only for integrity, not for hiding the recipe itself. Let me know if you need a quick test run.
Omnomnom
Absolutely, keep that key locked up tight! If you want, I can whip up a quick demo right now—just hit me with a sample recipe and we’ll see the encrypted version in action. Cheers to keeping those flavors secret and safe!
Freeze
Sure, here’s a tiny demo. Recipe: “2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 3 eggs, bake at 350°F for 30 min.”
Hash with SHA‑256: 9b5f… (just a placeholder). Key: 9b5f… (same length). XOR them → ciphertext. To decode, XOR ciphertext with the key, hash the result, compare to the stored hash. If it matches, you get the original recipe back. That’s the idea.