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scripts/generate-hashtable.py

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+import argparse
+import random
+import string
+
+def getPassword():
+    characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
+    return ''.join(random.choice(characters) for i in range(int(128*quota_factor))).upper();
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-a', '--amount',type=int, dest='amount_of_secret_holders',required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('-q', '--quota', type=int, dest='decryption_quota', choices=range(1,101),required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    amount_of_secret_holders = args.amount_of_secret_holders;
+    decryption_quota = args.decryption_quota;
+    quota_factor=decryption_quota/100;
+    password_divisor=int(amount_of_secret_holders*quota_factor)
+    amount_of_partner_secrets=(amount_of_secret_holders * password_divisor)
+    required_passwords=amount_of_partner_secrets * ( amount_of_secret_holders -1) ;
+    print(quota_factor);
+    print(amount_of_secret_holders);
+    print(decryption_quota);
+    print(required_passwords);
+
+    # generate splitted password matrix       
+    secret_holders = {}
+    secret_holder_index = 0;
+
+    while secret_holder_index < amount_of_secret_holders:
+        secret_holders[secret_holder_index] = {};
+        partner_secret_holder_index  = 0;
+        while partner_secret_holder_index < amount_of_secret_holders:
+            if partner_secret_holder_index != secret_holder_index :
+                secret_holders[secret_holder_index][partner_secret_holder_index] = {};
+                secret_holders[secret_holder_index][partner_secret_holder_index][secret_holder_index] = {};
+                index=0
+                while index < password_divisor:
+                    secret_holders[secret_holder_index][partner_secret_holder_index][secret_holder_index][index] = getPassword();
+                    index += 1;
+            partner_secret_holder_index += 1;
+        secret_holder_index += 1;
+    print(secret_holders);
+
+    # generate passwords
+    passwords = []
+    while secret_holder_index < amount_of_secret_holders:
+        
+        secret_holder_index += 1;