Plug.Crypto.MessageEncryptor
MessageEncryptor
is a simple way to encrypt values which get stored
somewhere you don’t trust.
The cipher text and initialization vector are base64 encoded and returned to you.
This can be used in situations similar to the MessageVerifier
, but where
you don’t want users to be able to determine the value of the payload.
Example
secret_key_base = "072d1e0157c008193fe48a670cce031faa4e..."
encrypted_cookie_salt = "encrypted cookie"
encrypted_signed_cookie_salt = "signed encrypted cookie"
secret = KeyGenerator.generate(secret_key_base, encrypted_cookie_salt)
sign_secret = KeyGenerator.generate(secret_key_base, encrypted_signed_cookie_salt)
data = "José"
encrypted = MessageEncryptor.encrypt_and_sign(data, secret, sign_secret)
decrypted = MessageEncryptor.verify_and_decrypt(encrypted, secret, sign_secret)
decrypted # => "José"
Summary↑
encrypt_and_sign(message, secret, sign_secret, cipher \\ :aes_cbc256) | Encrypts and signs a message |
verify_and_decrypt(encrypted, secret, sign_secret, cipher \\ :aes_cbc256) | Decrypts and verifies a message |
Functions
Encrypts and signs a message.
Decrypts and verifies a message.
We need to verify the message in order to avoid padding attacks. Reference: http://www.limited-entropy.com/padding-oracle-attacks