Today I will show you a simple example with cryptography python package.
Let's install this with pip3 tool:
[mythcat@desk projects]$ pip3 install cryptography --user
You can read more about this python package on the documentation website.Let's try a simple method of encryption and decryption.
I will show you how to solve this issue with the class cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead.AESGCM:
The AES-GCM construction is composed of the AES block cipher utilizing Galois Counter Mode (GCM).
The GCM (Galois Counter Mode) is a mode of operation for block ciphers.
An AEAD (authenticated encryption with additional data) mode is a type
of block cipher mode that simultaneously encrypts the message as well as authenticating it.
The Value of AESGCM key must be 128, 192, or 256 bits, see the size of the key:
[mythcat@desk projects]$ python3
Python 3.7.5 (default, Dec 15 2019, 17:54:26)
[GCC 9.2.1 20190827 (Red Hat 9.2.1-1)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import os
>>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import AESGCM
>>> aad = None
>>> key = 'catafestcatafestcatafestcatafest'
>>> aesgcm = AESGCM(key.encode('utf-8'))
>>> nonce = '12345678'
>>> data_binary = b'Hello world!'
>>>
>>> cipher_text = aesgcm.encrypt(nonce.encode('utf-8'), data_binary, aad)
>>> print(cipher_text)
b'0\xab\xd2!mXe\xc3/\xdb\x15\xcaoT\x0f\x1d\xbb&\xc4\x92\xdf\\ZTMD\xa2\x9f'
>>> data_text = aesgcm.decrypt(nonce.encode('utf-8'), cipher_text, aad)
>>> print(data_text)
b'Hello world!'