Method xor

src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipher.java:48–54

Applies the XOR operation between the input bytes and the key bytes. If the key is shorter than the input, it wraps around (cyclically). @param inputBytes The input byte array (plaintext or ciphertext). @param keyBytes The key byte array used for XOR operation. @return A new byte array containing t

(final byte[] inputBytes, final byte[] keyBytes)

     * @return A new byte array containing the XOR result.
     */
    public static byte[] xor(final byte[] inputBytes, final byte[] keyBytes) {
        byte[] outputBytes = new byte[inputBytes.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < inputBytes.length; ++i) {
            outputBytes[i] = (byte) (inputBytes[i] ^ keyBytes[i % keyBytes.length]);
        }
        return outputBytes;
    }

    /**
     * Encrypts the given plaintext using the XOR cipher with the specified key.