fog-crypto

fog-crypto defines a simplified cryptographic interface for working with private-key and symmetric-key cryptography. This can be used to more easily sign & encrypt blocks of data and manage keys.

This library provides a few useful cryptographic primitives. The algorithm used for each is versioned; this takes the place of traditional crypto-agility. The available primitives are:

• Hash: a cryptographic hash of a byte sequence. It can be incrementally generated using a HashState.
• StreamKey: A symmetric key for encrypting/decrypting a block of bytes. Identical byte blocks do not produce identical ciphertexts.
• Key: A private key for signing or decrypting a block of bytes. Has an associated Identity.
• Identity: A public key for verifying a signature or encrypting a block of bytes for a specific recipient. Has an associated Key.
• Lockbox: A container for encrypted data. Can hold a StreamKey, Key, or arbitrary block of bytes.
• Vault: Stores cryptographic secrets, namely the actual private keys used by Key and the actual symmetric keys used by StreamKey.

All keys are generated and managed by a Vault. Vaults perform the actual signing and encryption, while the program only has a reference to a given key. This allows future implementors of a Vault to use secure enclaves or OS-managed keys.