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@syldel/crypto-utils

v1.0.3

Published

Lightweight JWT and AES-256-GCM utilities

Readme

@syldel/crypto-utils

A robust, high-performance cryptographic toolkit for Node.js and NestJS applications. This package prioritizes security by leveraging Node's native crypto module (OpenSSL) for maximum protection of sensitive data and private keys.

🚀 Key Features

  • Native Security: Built on top of Node.js crypto (OpenSSL) for hardware-accelerated encryption.

  • AES-256-GCM: Industry-standard authenticated encryption (AEAD) to ensure both confidentiality and data integrity.

  • Lightweight JWT: Pure implementation for signing and verifying tokens without heavy dependencies.

  • Standardized Error Handling: Harmonized error messages ("Decryption failed") for better security and predictable testing.

🛠 Usage

AES-256-GCM (Authenticated Encryption)

Designed for high-security environments. It automatically handles Initialization Vectors (IV) and Authentication Tags.

import { AesGcmUtil } from '@syldel/crypto-utils';

const keyHex = "0123456789abcdef..."; // 64 hex characters (32 bytes)
const message = "Sensitive data";

// Encrypt
const encrypted = AesGcmUtil.encrypt(message, keyHex);
// Returns: { data: '...', iv: '...', tag: '...' }

// Decrypt
try {
  const original = AesGcmUtil.decrypt(encrypted, keyHex);
} catch (error) {
  // Throws "Decryption failed" if data is tampered or key is wrong
}

Pure JWT Utilities

A lightweight way to handle JWTs in your NestJS guards or services.

import { PureJwtUtil } from '@syldel/crypto-utils';

const secret = "your-secure-secret";
const payload = { sub: "user_123", role: "admin" };

// Sign a token
const token = PureJwtUtil.sign(payload, secret);

// Verify and decode
try {
  const decoded = PureJwtUtil.verify<MyUserType>(token, secret);
} catch (err) {
  // Handles "Token expired" or "Invalid signature"
}

🔒 Security & Performance

  • Zero External Crypto Libs: By using native Node.js APIs, this package minimizes the attack surface and dependency supply chain risks.

  • Side-Channel Protection: Leverages OpenSSL's C++ implementation to protect against timing attacks.

  • GCM Integrity: Unlike AES-CTR or CBC, AES-GCM ensures that any single-bit modification to the encrypted data will be detected during decryption.

🧪 Testing

Full test suite with 100% coverage on core crypto logic.

npm run test

👨‍💻 Développement

Installation des dépendances

npm install

Compilation

Génère le dossier dist/ contenant les fichiers JavaScript et les déclarations de types (.d.ts).

npm run build

Qualité du code

Le projet utilise ESLint pour la logique et Prettier pour le formatage.

# Vérifier les erreurs
npx eslint .

🔗 Utilisation en local (Development Workflow)

Pour utiliser ce package dans tes autres projets sans le publier sur NPM :

  1. Dans le dossier crypto-utils :
    npm link
  2. Dans ton projet (ex: my-nest-project) :
    npm link @syldel/crypto-utils

📦 Publication

Le projet utilise des Granular Access Tokens pour la publication afin de contourner la double authentification (2FA) manuelle tout en maintenant une sécurité maximale.

Configuration du Token

  1. Générer un token sur NPM avec les permissions Read and Write.
  2. Restreindre l'accès au package @syldel/crypto-utils uniquement.
  3. Utiliser l'option Bypass 2FA pour permettre l'automatisation.

Commande de publication rapide

Si tu n'utilises pas de fichier .npmrc, tu peux publier en passant le token directement :

npm publish --access public --//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=TON_TOKEN_ICI

Configuration de la publication

Créez un fichier .npmrc à la racine (ignoré par Git) pour l'authentification :

//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=npm_votre_token_ici

Publier une nouvelle version

La commande suivante automatise le build, l'incrémentation de version et l'envoi vers NPM :

npm run release

Pousse le commit ET le tag sur GitHub

git push origin main --follow-tags