"""Decrypt the LoHoSearch dataset CSV. The encrypted CSV must have three columns: question, answer, canary. Each question/answer is base64(XOR(plaintext, SHA256-derived keystream)). Decrypts every row's question and answer and writes them to an output CSV. """ import argparse import base64 import csv import hashlib import sys ENCRYPTED_COLUMNS = ["question", "answer"] def derive_key(password: str, length: int) -> bytes: """Derive a fixed-length key from the password using SHA256.""" hasher = hashlib.sha256() hasher.update(password.encode()) key = hasher.digest() return key * (length // len(key)) + key[: length % len(key)] def decrypt(ciphertext_b64: str, password: str) -> str: """Decrypt base64-encoded ciphertext with XOR.""" encrypted = base64.b64decode(ciphertext_b64) key = derive_key(password, len(encrypted)) decrypted = bytes(a ^ b for a, b in zip(encrypted, key)) return decrypted.decode() def read_rows(path: str): with open(path, newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f: reader = csv.DictReader(f) return list(reader), (reader.fieldnames or []) def main() -> None: parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Decrypt the LoHoSearch dataset CSV.") parser.add_argument("encrypted", help="Encrypted CSV with question, answer, canary columns.") parser.add_argument( "--output", default="LoHoSearch_decrypted.csv", help="Path to write the decrypted rows (question, answer).", ) args = parser.parse_args() csv.field_size_limit(sys.maxsize) enc_rows, enc_fields = read_rows(args.encrypted) for col in ENCRYPTED_COLUMNS + ["canary"]: if col not in enc_fields: raise SystemExit(f"Encrypted CSV is missing column: {col}") decrypted_rows = [] for enc in enc_rows: canary = enc["canary"] decrypted_rows.append( {col: decrypt(enc[col], canary) for col in ENCRYPTED_COLUMNS} ) with open(args.output, "w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f: writer = csv.DictWriter(f, fieldnames=ENCRYPTED_COLUMNS) writer.writeheader() writer.writerows(decrypted_rows) print(f"Wrote {len(decrypted_rows)} decrypted rows -> {args.output}") if __name__ == "__main__": main()