Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit 0.3.0

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Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit

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AES-256-GCM encryption with key generation, sealed envelopes, PBKDF2 key derivation, streaming, and key rotation.

Installation

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit

Usage

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

var encrypted = Encryption.Encrypt("Hello, World!", "my-secret-password");
var decrypted = Encryption.Decrypt(encrypted, "my-secret-password");

Console.WriteLine(decrypted); // "Hello, World!"

Encrypt and Decrypt Bytes

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

byte[] data = [0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04];

byte[] encrypted = Encryption.Encrypt(data, "my-secret-password");
byte[] decrypted = Encryption.Decrypt(encrypted, "my-secret-password");

Stream Encryption

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

await using var inputFile = File.OpenRead("largefile.dat");
await using var encryptedFile = File.Create("largefile.enc");

await Encryption.EncryptStreamAsync(inputFile, encryptedFile, "my-secret-password");

encryptedFile.Position = 0;
await using var decryptedFile = File.Create("largefile.dec");

await Encryption.DecryptStreamAsync(encryptedFile, decryptedFile, "my-secret-password");

Key Rotation

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

var encrypted = Encryption.Encrypt("sensitive data", "old-password");
var rotated = Encryption.ReEncrypt(encrypted, "old-password", "new-password");
var decrypted = Encryption.Decrypt(rotated, "new-password");

Additional Authenticated Data (AAD)

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

var aad = new byte[] { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03 };
var options = new EncryptionOptions(AssociatedData: aad);

var encrypted = Encryption.Encrypt("authenticated data", "password", options);
var decrypted = Encryption.Decrypt(encrypted, "password", options);

Key Generation

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

byte[] key = KeyGenerator.GenerateKey();       // 256-bit key
byte[] key128 = KeyGenerator.GenerateKey(128); // 128-bit key
byte[] nonce = KeyGenerator.GenerateNonce();   // 12-byte nonce
byte[] salt = KeyGenerator.GenerateSalt();     // 16-byte salt

Sealed Envelopes

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

// Seal plaintext into a self-describing envelope
byte[] envelope = SealedEnvelope.Seal("sensitive data", "my-password");

// Open the envelope to get plaintext back
string decrypted = SealedEnvelope.OpenString(envelope, "my-password");

// Works with byte arrays too
byte[] data = new byte[] { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03 };
byte[] sealed = SealedEnvelope.Seal(data, "my-password");
byte[] opened = SealedEnvelope.Open(sealed, "my-password");

Custom Options

using Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit;

var options = new EncryptionOptions(Iterations: 200_000);

var encrypted = Encryption.Encrypt("sensitive data", "password", options);
var decrypted = Encryption.Decrypt(encrypted, "password", options);

API

Encryption

Method Description
Encrypt(string, string) Encrypts a string, returns base64-encoded ciphertext
Encrypt(string, string, EncryptionOptions) Encrypts a string with custom options
Decrypt(string, string) Decrypts a base64-encoded ciphertext string
Decrypt(string, string, EncryptionOptions) Decrypts a string with custom options
Encrypt(byte[], string) Encrypts a byte array
Encrypt(byte[], string, EncryptionOptions) Encrypts a byte array with custom options
Decrypt(byte[], string) Decrypts a byte array
Decrypt(byte[], string, EncryptionOptions) Decrypts a byte array with custom options
ReEncrypt(string, string, string, EncryptionOptions?) Decrypts with old password and re-encrypts with new password
EncryptStreamAsync(Stream, Stream, string, EncryptionOptions?, CancellationToken) Encrypts a stream in chunks
DecryptStreamAsync(Stream, Stream, string, EncryptionOptions?, CancellationToken) Decrypts a stream in chunks

KeyGenerator

Method Description
GenerateKey(int) Generates a cryptographically secure random key (128, 192, or 256 bits)
GenerateNonce(int) Generates a cryptographically secure random nonce
GenerateSalt(int) Generates a cryptographically secure random salt

SealedEnvelope

Method Description
Seal(byte[], string, EncryptionOptions?) Encrypts data into a self-describing envelope
Seal(string, string, EncryptionOptions?) Encrypts a string into a self-describing envelope
Open(byte[], string, byte[]?) Opens a sealed envelope and returns decrypted bytes
OpenString(byte[], string, byte[]?) Opens a sealed envelope and returns a decrypted string

EncryptionAlgorithm

Value Description
AesGcm AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption

EncryptionOptions

Property Type Default Description
Iterations int 100_000 PBKDF2 iterations for key derivation
SaltLength int 16 Random salt length in bytes
NonceLength int 12 Random nonce length in bytes
TagLength int 16 Authentication tag length in bytes
AssociatedData byte[]? null Optional additional authenticated data for AES-GCM

Development

dotnet build src/Philiprehberger.EncryptionKit.csproj --configuration Release

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License

MIT

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