Function GenerateKey

cryption/authcrypt.go:18–24

GenerateKey generates a new AES key and returns it as a base64 encoded string

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// GenerateKey generates a new AES key and returns it as a base64 encoded string
func GenerateKey() (string, error) {
	key := make([]byte, 32) // AES-256
	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, key); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(key), nil
}

// Encrypt encrypts the given plaintext using AES-GCM with the provided base64 encoded key and returns the ciphertext as a base64 encoded string
func Encrypt(plaintext, base64Key string) (string, error) {