Bulletproof symmetric encryption library for .NET Framework. Many of the .NET encryption code examples found online are deeply flawed. Harpocrates protects your data by protecting you from yourself.
(Ancient Greek: Ἁρποκράτης) was the god of silence, secrets and confidentiality in the Hellenistic religion.
Using the nuget package manager...
PM> Install-Package Harpocrates -Version 1.1.0
or download the latest DLL (1.1.0) and import into your project.
- The most secure options are chosen by default
- Separate key derivation for HMAC and AES
- Message authenticity is verified before decryption by comparing SHA-256 hashes
- Uses strongly random initialization vectors
- Configurable key hardening to prevent brute force attacks
string encrypted = Harpocrates.Engine.Encrypt("secret!", "password");
string plaintext = Harpocrates.Engine.Decrypt(encrypted, "password");Hardening the password with PBKDF2 helps prevent brute force attacks. Pass a third parameter to specify the number of iterations.
string encrypted = Harpocrates.Engine.Encrypt("secret!", "password", 10000);
string plaintext = Harpocrates.Engine.Decrypt(encrypted, "password", 10000);