I'm learning assembly programming and I've been tasked with converting a for loop (along with any array use) into assembly within my program.
The program simply takes an encryption key (EKey
) and uses it to encrypt an array of letters (hello
for example).
Here is the loop in C++:
void encrypt_chars(int length, char EKey)
{
char temp_char; // char temporary store
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) // encrypt characters one at a time
{
temp_char = OChars[i]; // temp_char now contains the address values of the individual character
__asm
{
push eax // Save values contained within register to stack
push ecx
movzx ecx, temp_char
push ecx // Push argument #2
lea eax, EKey
push eax // Push argument #1
call encrypt
add esp, 8 // Clean parameters of stack
mov temp_char, al // Move the temp character into a register
pop ecx
pop eax
}
EChars[i] = temp_char; // Store encrypted char in the encrypted chars array
}
return;
// Inputs: register EAX = 32-bit address of Ekey,
// ECX = the character to be encrypted (in the low 8-bit field, CL).
// Output: register EAX = the encrypted value of the source character (in the low 8-bit field, AL).
__asm
{
encrypt:
push ebp // Set stack
mov ebp, esp // Set up the base pointer
mov eax, [ebp + 8] // Move value of parameter 1 into EAX
mov ecx, [ebp + 12] // Move value of parameter 2 into ECX
push edi // Used for string and memory array copying
push ecx // Loop counter for pushing character onto stack
not byte ptr[eax] // Negation
add byte ptr[eax], 0x04 // Adds hex 4 to EKey
movzx edi, byte ptr[eax] // Moves value of EKey into EDI using zeroes
pop eax // Pop the character value from stack
xor eax, edi // XOR character to give encrypted value of source
pop edi // Pop original address of EDI from the stack
rol al, 1 // Rotates the encrypted value of source by 1 bit (left)
rol al, 1 // Rotates the encrypted value of source by 1 bit (left) again
add al, 0x04 // Adds hex 4 to encrypted value of source
mov esp, ebp // Deallocate values
pop ebp // Restore the base pointer
ret
}
//--- End of Assembly code
}
I've looked at the disassembly code and used that to rewrite the ASM code. I typed in the disassembly code as follows however it gives the following errors: http://gyazo.com/3b6875c9e1207df61df4e95506af7ed6
Here is my code:
void encrypt_chars(int length, char EKey)
{
char temp_char;
__asm
{
mov DWORD PTR[rbp - 4], 0
jmp L2
L3:
mov eax, DWORD PTR[rbp - 4]
cdqe
cltq
// ERROR HERE ^ above: error C2400: inline assembler syntax error in 'opcode'; found 'newline'
movzx eax, BYTE PTR EChars[rax]
// ERROR HERE ^ above: error C2400: inline assembler syntax error in 'opcode'; found 'newline'
// another error ^ above: error C2424: '[' : improper expression in 'second operand'
mov BYTE PTR[rbp - 5], al
// OG code
push eax // Save values contained within register to stack
push ecx
movzx ecx, temp_char
push ecx // Push argument #2
lea eax, EKey
push eax // Push argument #1
call encrypt4
add esp, 8 // Clean parameters of stack
mov temp_char, al // Move the temp character into a register
pop ecx
pop eax
// end of OG code
mov eax, DWORD PTR[rbp - 4]
cdqe
movzx edx, BYTE PTR[rbp - 5] // ERROR HERE: error C2400: inline assembler syntax error in 'opcode'; found 'newline'
mov BYTE PTR DChars[rax], dl // ERROR HERE: error C2424: '[' : improper expression in 'first operand'
L2:
mov eax, DWORD PTR[rbp - 4]
cmp eax, DWORD PTR[rbp - 20]
jl L3
}
return;
__asm
{
encrypt4:
push ebp // Set stack
mov ebp, esp // Set up the base pointer
mov eax, [ebp + 8] // Move value of parameter 1 into EAX
mov ecx, [ebp + 12] // Move value of parameter 2 into ECX
push edi // Used for string and memory array copying
push ecx // Loop counter for pushing character onto stack
not byte ptr[eax] // Negation
add byte ptr[eax], 0x04 // Adds hex 4 to EKey
movzx edi, byte ptr[eax] // Moves value of EKey into EDI using zeroes
pop eax // Pop the character value from stack
xor eax, edi // XOR character to give encrypted value of source
pop edi // Pop original address of EDI from the stack
rol al, 1 // Rotates the encrypted value of source by 1 bit (left)
rol al, 1 // Rotates the encrypted value of source by 1 bit (left) again
add al, 0x04 // Adds hex 4 to encrypted value of source
mov esp, ebp // Deallocate values
pop ebp // Restore the base pointer
ret
}
//--- End of Assembly code
}
Would anyone be able to point out where I'm going wrong please? I'm finding this relatively difficult so step-by-step explanations are most welcome. Please let me know where I'm going wrong. Thanks x
EDIT:
My full code: http://pastebin.com/tP9Dgvpn
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