This quick and dirty encryption/decryption function takes whatever string you pass it, assigns it to a byte array, Xor’s each byte by a constant, then returns the string. The offsetting done on every other character adds just a little to the confusion. Passing a string through the function once encrypts it; passing it through a second time decrypts it.
This function won’t fool anyone from the National Security Agency, but it does protect the data from 99 percent of prying eyes, which is good enough for everything I ever need to do. It’s only a few lines of code, but it encrypts as much data as you can fit into a string, and does so quickly:
Private Sub Form_Click() Dim szTest As String szTest = "My dog has fleas." ''' Passing the string through the function once ''' encrypts it. szTest = szEncryptDecrypt(szTest) Debug.Print szTest ''' Passing the string through the function again ''' decrypts it. szTest = szEncryptDecrypt(szTest) Debug.Print szTest End SubFunction szEncryptDecrypt(ByVal szData As String) As String ''' This key value can be changed to alter the ''' encryption, but it must be the same for both ''' encryption and decryption. Const KEY_TEXT As String = "ScratchItYouFool" ''' The KEY_OFFSET is optional, and may be any ''' value 0-64. ''' Likewise, it needs to be the same coming/going. Const KEY_OFFSET As Long = 38 Dim bytKey() As Byte Dim bytData() As Byte Dim lNum As Long Dim szKey As String For lNum = 1 To ((Len(szData) Len(KEY_TEXT)) + 1) szKey = szKey & KEY_TEXT Next lNum bytKey = Left$(szKey, Len(szData)) bytData = szData For lNum = LBound(bytData) To UBound(bytData) If lNum Mod 2 Then bytData(lNum) = bytData(lNum) Xor (bytKey(lNum) _ + KEY_OFFSET) Else bytData(lNum) = bytData(lNum) Xor (bytKey(lNum) _ - KEY_OFFSET) End If Next lNum szEncryptDecrypt = bytDataEnd Function
