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ccrypt-j

This is a Java library for encrypting and decrypting files compatible with the ccrypt command line tool. It uses the Bouncy Castle as the cipher implementation.

Goals

  • Straight forward and simple to use Java API (v0.1)
  • Support for using ccrypt in Camel Routes (v0.2)

Usage

Adding ccrypt-j to your project

TODO Maven dependencies TODO Manual download and addition

Encrypting a file using ccrypt-j

CCrypt crypto = new CCrypt(/*PASSWORD*/);
crypto.encrypt(/*File to be encrypted*/);

Decrypting a file using ccrypt-j

CCrypt crypto = new CCrypt(/*PASSWORD*/);
crypto.decrypt(/*File to be decrypted*/);

Building from source

Prerquisites

  • JDK 1.7 or later has been installed
  • Maven 3 has been installed

Steps

  • Clone the Github project:
git clone https://github.com/chrsoo/ccrypt-j.git
  • Change to the git repository and run Maven:
mvn install

FAQ

Why implement ccrypt in Java?

When integrating a java based application with a system that encrypts files using ccrypt using the command line tool can be very costly. Each time a JNI call is made the entire Java process forked, consuming large amount of memory and CPU. In addition using JNI to decrypt and then pass the decrypted file to to a normal Java class is a clunky solution. With standard IO Streams encryption and decryption is straight forward and simple.

With ccrypt versions are supported by ccrypt-j?

Only the latest version (1.10) of ccrypt is supported. Possibly it can work with older versions but this has not been verified.

What cipher is used in ccrypt/ccrypt-j

The Rijndael 256-bit cipher with CFB is used. This is the same that is used in AES but there are minor incompatibilities between the AES standard and the ccrypt implementation. In particular a 256 bit IV is used instead of the 128 bit IV mandated by AES (or at least it is the only IV supported by JCE...).

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