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I am implementing a file encryption background daemon which is based on the official Golang cipher example:
func ExampleStreamReader() {
key := []byte("example key 1234")
inFile, err := os.Open("encrypted-file")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer inFile.Close()
block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// If the key is unique for each ciphertext, then it's ok to use a zero
// IV.
var iv [aes.BlockSize]byte
stream := cipher.NewOFB(block, iv[:])
outFile, err := os.OpenFile("decrypted-file", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer outFile.Close()
reader := &cipher.StreamReader{S: stream, R: inFile}
// Copy the input file to the output file, decrypting as we go.
if _, err := io.Copy(outFile, reader); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Note that this example is simplistic in that it omits any
// authentication of the encrypted data. If you were actually to use
// StreamReader in this manner, an attacker could flip arbitrary bits in
// the output.
}
func ExampleStreamWriter() {
key := []byte("example key 1234")
inFile, err := os.Open("plaintext-file")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer inFile.Close()
block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// If the key is unique for each ciphertext, then it's ok to use a zero
// IV.
var iv [aes.BlockSize]byte
stream := cipher.NewOFB(block, iv[:])
outFile, err := os.OpenFile("encrypted-file", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer outFile.Close()
writer := &cipher.StreamWriter{S: stream, W: outFile}
// Copy the input file to the output file, encrypting as we go.
if _, err := io.Copy(writer, inFile); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Note that this example is simplistic in that it omits any
// authentication of the encrypted data. If you were actually to use
// StreamReader in this manner, an attacker could flip arbitrary bits in
// the decrypted result.
}
What is meant with the following quote. About what should I take care to provide a secure encryption and decryption?
Note that this example is simplistic in that it omits any authentication of the encrypted data. If you were actually to use StreamReader in this manner, an attacker could flip arbitrary bits in the output.
Thanks!