xuhuazai/FileEncryption

Aes file encryption library for Go (Golang)

How to install

• Get the library using:

go get github.com/Tiked/FileEncryption

• Import it:

import "github.com/Tiked/FileEncryption"

How to use it

package main
import "github.com/Tiked/FileEncryption"

func main() {
  // First initialize the chipher with your key. use a 32 bytes slice
  FileEncryption.InitializeBlock([]byte("a very very very very secret key"))
  
  // Now encrypt a file with its path
  err := FileEncryption.Encrypter("/home/desktop/data.txt")
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  // Now you should see data.txt.enc in your desktop
  
  // To decrypt it
  err = FileEncryption.Decrypter("/home/desktop/data.txt.enc")
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  // Now you should see data.txt in your desktop
  
}

Features

• Encrypts large files using stream encryption
• Per-file unique IV handling