darkfi/bin/darkirc/src/crypto/saltbox.rs

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use crypto_box::{
    aead::{Aead, AeadCore},
    ChaChaBox,
};
use rand::rngs::OsRng;

/// Encrypt given data using the given `ChaChaBox`.
/// Returns base58-encoded string of the ciphertext.
/// Panics if encryption fails.
///
/// The encryption format we're using with `ChaChaBox` is `nonce||ciphertext`,
/// where nonce is 24 bytes large, and the remaining data should be the ciphertext.
pub fn encrypt(salt_box: &ChaChaBox, plaintext: &[u8]) -> String {
    // Generate the nonce
    let nonce = ChaChaBox::generate_nonce(&mut OsRng);

    // Encrypt
    let mut ciphertext = salt_box.encrypt(&nonce, plaintext).unwrap();

    // Concatenate
    let mut concat = Vec::with_capacity(24 + ciphertext.len());
    concat.append(&mut nonce.as_slice().to_vec());
    concat.append(&mut ciphertext);

    // Encode
    bs58::encode(concat).into_string()
}

/// Attempt to decrypt given ciphertext using the given `ChaChaBox`.
/// Returns a `Vec<u8>` on success, and `None` on failure.
///
/// The encryption format we're using with `ChaChaBox` is `nonce||ciphertext`,
/// where nonce is 24 bytes large, and the remaining data should be the ciphertext.
pub fn try_decrypt(salt_box: &ChaChaBox, ciphertext: &[u8]) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
    // Make sure we have enough bytes to work with
    if ciphertext.len() < 25 {
        return None
    }

    match salt_box.decrypt((&ciphertext[0..24]).into(), &ciphertext[24..]) {
        Ok(v) => Some(v),
        Err(_) => None,
    }
}