AES Key Generator

A simple Python script to generate a random AES key of a given length.

Opportunities

• Generate a key of 8, 16, 32 or 64 bytes.
• Output the key to the console in hexadecimal format.
• Saving the key to a file (if necessary).

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher.
• Modules from the standard library: argparse, secrets.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/IVSamDev/AES-Key-Generator.git

2. Make sure you have Python 3.6+ installed:

   python3 --version

Usage

Run the script from the console, specifying the key length and (optionally) the file to save:

python3 key.py --size <bytes> [--output <file>]

Attributes (parameters)

Option	Description	Commitment	Possible values
-s, --size	Key length in bytes	necessarily	8, 16, 32, 64
-o, --output	File path to save the key (hex string)	optionally	<file_name>.txt

Examples

1. Generate a 16-byte key and output to the console:

   python3 key.py -s 16

2. Generate a 32-byte key and save to the key.txt file:

   python3 key.py --size 32 --output key.txt

License

MIT License © IVSamDev