Insomnia Plugin Crypto

This is a plugin for Insomnia that allows encrypting and decrypting request/response payloads using Node.js crypto.

Features

• Encrypt and decrypt request/response payloads
• Toggle encryption/decryption for individual requests

Usage

Response Decryption

The plugin provides a response hook that decrypts the response body if decryption is enabled for the request.

1. Set the environment variables crypto-alg and crypto-key in your Insomnia environment.
2. Enable decryption for the request by using the Toggle Response Decryption action.

Request Encryption

The plugin provides a request action to toggle body encryption for individual requests.

1. Right-click on the request and select Toggle Request Encryption.
2. A notification will appear indicating whether decryption is enabled or disabled for the request.

Configuration

Supported Algorithms

The following algorithms are supported for encryption and decryption:

• aes-256-cbc
• aes-192-cbc
• aes-128-cbc

Environment Variables

• crypto-alg: The encryption algorithm to use.
• crypto-key: The key to use for encryption/decryption.
• crypto-base64: Whether to encode the encrypted data in base64. Default is true.

Local Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source code.
2. Navigate to the project directory.
3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Copy the plugin files to the Insomnia plugins directory:

   npm run win-install # for Windows