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Node native module to encrypt/decrypt data. On Windows, it uses DPAPI
Node native module to encrypt/decrypt data. On Windows, it uses DPAPI
function protectData(
userData: Uint8Array,
optionalEntropy: Uint8Array,
scope: "CurrentUser" | "LocalMachine"
): Uint8Array;
function unprotectData(
encryptedData: Uint8Array,
optionalEntropy: Uint8Array,
scope: "CurrentUser" | "LocalMachine"
): Uint8Array;
import * as dpapi from "node-dpapi";
const buffer = Buffer.from("Hello world", "utf-8");
const encrypted = dpapi.protectData(buffer, null, "CurrentUser");
const decrypted = dpapi.unprotectData(encrypted, null, "CurrentUser");
Q: Does this work on all platforms?
A: Currently it just works on Windows
This package originates from bradhugh/node-dpapi, but he did not publish it to npm. I have taken the liberty of publishing this package so it may be used as a dependency.
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Node native module to encrypt/decrypt data. On Windows, it uses DPAPI
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