How can I ensure that the message should be encrypted as “seal data =true” in a message application?

161    Asked by BenjaminMoore in Salesforce , Asked on Apr 18, 2024

 I am currently developing a secure messaging application in which the users can exchange sensitive information. How can I ensure that the messages marked with “sealdata=true” are encrypted and protected against unauthorized access? 

Answered by Carole Thom

In the context of Salesforce, you can ensure that the message should be marked with sealdata=true encrypted and protected against unauthorized access in a secure messaging application by using end-to-end encryption using cryptographic algorithms such as AWS.

Here is a simplified example given below of how you can implement this in your coding, assuming that you are using a programming language like Python and a library like PyCrytodome for cryptographic operations.

First, you would need to generate a key for encryption and decryption.

Next, you would need to define the function for encryption and decryption messages by using AWS.

When you send a message with sealdata=true, you would need to encrypt the message before sending it.

When you receive a message it will be marked with sealdata=true.

Here is the example given of how you can implement these steps:-

From Crypto.Cipher import AES
From Crypto.Random import get_random_bytes
# Generate a random 256-bit key
Key = get_random_bytes(32)
Def encrypt_message(message, key):
    Cipher = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_EAX)
    Ciphertext, tag = cipher.encrypt_and_digest(message.encode())
    Return cipher.nonce + tag + ciphertext
Def decrypt_message(encrypted_message, key):
    Nonce = encrypted_message[:16]
    Tag = encrypted_message[16:32]
    Ciphertext = encrypted_message[32:]
    Cipher = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_EAX, nonce=nonce)
    Decrypted_message = cipher.decrypt_and_verify(ciphertext, tag)
    Return decrypted_message.decode()
Def send_message(message, sealdata, key):
    If seal[removed] SecretKey key) throws Exception {
        Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance(“AES/GCM/NoPadding”);
        Cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key);
        Byte[] iv = cipher.getIV();
        Byte[] encrypted = cipher.doFinal(message.getBytes());
        Byte[] result = new byte[iv.length + encrypted.length];
        System.arraycopy(iv, 0, result, 0, iv.length);
        System.arraycopy(encrypted, 0, result, iv.length, encrypted.length);
        Return result;
    }
    Public static String decryptMessage(byte[] encryptedMessage, SecretKey key) throws Exception {
        Byte[] iv = new byte[12];
        Byte[] encrypted = new byte[encryptedMessage.length – 12];
        System.arraycopy(encryptedMessage, 0, iv, 0, 12);
        System.arraycopy(encryptedMessage, 12, encrypted, 0, encrypted.length);
        Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance(“AES/GCM/NoPadding”);
        Cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, key, new GCMParameterSpec(128, iv));
        Return new String(cipher.doFinal(encrypted));
    }
    Public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        KeyGenerator keyGen = KeyGenerator.getInstance(“AES”);
        keyGen.init(256, new SecureRandom());
        SecretKey key = keyGen.generateKey();
        String message = “Hello, this is a confidential message.”;
        Boolean sealdata = true;
        If (sealdata) {
            Byte[] encryptedMessage = encryptMessage(message, key);
            String encodedEncryptedMessage = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encryptedMessage);
            System.out.println(“Encrypted Message: “ + encodedEncryptedMessage);
            // Send ‘encodedEncryptedMessage’ to the recipient
        } else {
            System.out.println(“Unencrypted Message: “ + message);
        }
        // Simulating message reception
        String receivedEncryptedMessage = “70DE8E8C0B9DCE3A0ED10831C3086B79F3F0B9F48E0AF1BD5D123F77B6C002BA747F31A5F89”;
        Byte[] decodedEncryptedMessage = Base64.getDecoder().decode(receivedEncryptedMessage);
        String decryptedMessage = decryptMessage(decodedEncryptedMessage, key);
        System.out.println(“Decrypted Message: “ + decryptedMessage);
    }
}


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