Fernet Encryption Library for Web Crypto API

This library provides an implementation of the Fernet symmetric encryption algorithm using the Web Crypto API. Fernet is a simple and secure way to encrypt and decrypt messages using symmetric encryption.

It should be noted that while Fernet encryption can be a secure way to encrypt data, using it in the browser is inhernetly insecure. Since the secret key used for encryption is stored in the client's browser, it can be accessed by anyone with knowledge of how to inspect the page source.

Installation

To use this library, you can install it via npm:

Usage

Here is an example of how to use this library to encrypt and decrypt a message:

API

Fernet

The Fernet class is used to create and use Fernet encryption instances.

create(secretKey_b64: string | null): Promise<Fernet>

Creates a new instance of the Fernet class with the provided secret key. If secretKey_b64 is null, a new secret key is generated.

Parameters:

• secretKey_b64: A base64-encoded string representation of the secret key to use. If null, a new secret key will be generated.

Returns:

A promise that resolves with a new Fernet instance.

encrypt(plainText: string): Promise<string>

Encrypt a message into a Fernet token.

Parameters

• plainText: The message to encrypt.

Returns:

A promise that resolves with a base64-encoded Fernet token.

decrypt(token_b64: string): Promise<string>

Decrypt a Fernet token and return the plain text message.

Parameters

• token_b64: A base64-encoded Fernet token.

Returns:

The decrypted message as a string.

License

This code is provided as is, without any warranty or guarantees. Use at your own risk.

Author

Written by Rich Miles ([email protected]) on December 05, 2022.