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Encryption produces gibberish string - dennisdup - 02-06-2021
$this->config = new \Config\Encryption();
$this->encrypter = \Config\Services::encrypter($this->config);
$ciphertext = $this->encrypter->encrypt(base64_encode($text));
When I echo $ciphertext, I get some gibberish text(see below). Ideally, I am saving this value in the database. Is this normal?
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RE: Encryption produces gibberish string - craig - 02-07-2021
Quote:You’ll notice that the createKey() method outputs binary data, which is hard to deal with (i.e., a copy-paste may damage it), so you may use bin2hex(), or base64_encode to work with the key in a more friendly manner.
You might find the same technique useful for the results of encryption:
Code:// Encrypt some text & make the results text
$encoded = base64_encode($encrypter->encrypt($plaintext));
https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/libraries/encryption.html#encoding-keys-or-results
I think you have the base64_encode in the wrong place.
RE: Encryption produces gibberish string - dennisdup - 02-07-2021
(02-07-2021, 03:53 AM)craig Wrote:Quote:You’ll notice that the createKey() method outputs binary data, which is hard to deal with (i.e., a copy-paste may damage it), so you may use bin2hex(), or base64_encode to work with the key in a more friendly manner.
You might find the same technique useful for the results of encryption:
Code:// Encrypt some text & make the results text
$encoded = base64_encode($encrypter->encrypt($plaintext));
https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/libraries/encryption.html#encoding-keys-or-results
I think you have the base64_encode in the wrong place.
I figured it out, thanks.