shrikeh/crypto

OOP implementations of various encryption methods for PHP. Standardises implementation across different methods (mcrypt, openssl, etc).

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OOP implementations of various encryption methods for PHP. Standardises implementation across different methods (mcrypt, openssl, etc).

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Why bother?

There's a few advantages to handling encryption and password hashing via objects.

  • if you use PHPUnit or Mockery, you'll find it a lot easier to mock pass/fail results.
  • all of these have tests, so you don't have to write any for basic encryption, simplifying development.
  • it helps dependency injection-led development by abstracting away the details of encryption implementation
  • swapping out one form of encryption for another should be fairly easy (so long as you also update your data)

The Dos and Don'ts of Passwords

  • don't use the username of a user as these aren't globally unique and allow for rainbow table attacks.