Fast and simple String encrypt/decrypt in JAVA

Question

I need fast and simple way to encrypt/decrypt a "lot" of String data. I tried jasypt but it crashes on my Android phone. I have about 2000 records (strings).

BasicTextEncryptor textEncryptor = new BasicTextEncryptor(); textEncryptor.setPassword("password"); String myEncryptedText = textEncryptor.encrypt(input); 

Is there some other way? I don't need extremely high security, it needs to be fast!

Answer 1

Update

the library already have Java/Kotlin support, see github.

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Original

To simplify I did a class to be used simply, I added it on Encryption library to use it you just do as follow:

Add the gradle library:

compile 'se.simbio.encryption:library:2.0.0' 

and use it:

Encryption encryption = Encryption.getDefault("Key", "Salt", new byte[16]); String encrypted = encryption.encryptOrNull("top secret string"); String decrypted = encryption.decryptOrNull(encrypted); 

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if you not want add the Encryption library you can just copy the following class to your project. If you are in an android project you need to import android Base64 in this class, if you are in a pure java project you need to add this class manually you can get it here

Encryption.java

package se.simbio.encryption;  import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException; import java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException; import java.security.InvalidKeyException; import java.security.MessageDigest; import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException; import java.security.SecureRandom; import java.security.spec.InvalidKeySpecException; import java.security.spec.KeySpec;  import javax.crypto.BadPaddingException; import javax.crypto.Cipher; import javax.crypto.IllegalBlockSizeException; import javax.crypto.NoSuchPaddingException; import javax.crypto.SecretKey; import javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory; import javax.crypto.spec.IvParameterSpec; import javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec; import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;  /**  * A class to make more easy and simple the encrypt routines, this is the core of Encryption library  */ public class Encryption {      /**      * The Builder used to create the Encryption instance and that contains the information about      * encryption specifications, this instance need to be private and careful managed      */     private final Builder mBuilder;      /**      * The private and unique constructor, you should use the Encryption.Builder to build your own      * instance or get the default proving just the sensible information about encryption      */     private Encryption(Builder builder) {         mBuilder = builder;     }      /**      * @return an default encryption instance or {@code null} if occur some Exception, you can      * create yur own Encryption instance using the Encryption.Builder      */     public static Encryption getDefault(String key, String salt, byte[] iv) {         try {             return Builder.getDefaultBuilder(key, salt, iv).build();         } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {             e.printStackTrace();             return null;         }     }      /**      * Encrypt a String      *      * @param data the String to be encrypted      *      * @return the encrypted String or {@code null} if you send the data as {@code null}      *      * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException       if the Builder charset name is not supported or if      *                                            the Builder charset name is not supported      * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException           if the Builder digest algorithm is not available      *                                            or if this has no installed provider that can      *                                            provide the requested by the Builder secret key      *                                            type or it is {@code null}, empty or in an invalid      *                                            format      * @throws NoSuchPaddingException             if no installed provider can provide the padding      *                                            scheme in the Builder digest algorithm      * @throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException if the specified parameters are inappropriate for      *                                            the cipher      * @throws InvalidKeyException                if the specified key can not be used to initialize      *                                            the cipher instance      * @throws InvalidKeySpecException            if the specified key specification cannot be used      *                                            to generate a secret key      * @throws BadPaddingException                if the padding of the data does not match the      *                                            padding scheme      * @throws IllegalBlockSizeException          if the size of the resulting bytes is not a      *                                            multiple of the cipher block size      * @throws NullPointerException               if the Builder digest algorithm is {@code null} or      *                                            if the specified Builder secret key type is      *                                            {@code null}      * @throws IllegalStateException              if the cipher instance is not initialized for      *                                            encryption or decryption      */     public String encrypt(String data) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, NoSuchPaddingException, InvalidAlgorithmParameterException, InvalidKeyException, InvalidKeySpecException, BadPaddingException, IllegalBlockSizeException {         if (data == null) return null;         SecretKey secretKey = getSecretKey(hashTheKey(mBuilder.getKey()));         byte[] dataBytes = data.getBytes(mBuilder.getCharsetName());         Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance(mBuilder.getAlgorithm());         cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, secretKey, mBuilder.getIvParameterSpec(), mBuilder.getSecureRandom());         return Base64.encodeToString(cipher.doFinal(dataBytes), mBuilder.getBase64Mode());     }      /**      * This is a sugar method that calls encrypt method and catch the exceptions returning      * {@code null} when it occurs and logging the error      *      * @param data the String to be encrypted      *      * @return the encrypted String or {@code null} if you send the data as {@code null}      */     public String encryptOrNull(String data) {         try {             return encrypt(data);         } catch (Exception e) {             e.printStackTrace();             return null;         }     }      /**      * This is a sugar method that calls encrypt method in background, it is a good idea to use this      * one instead the default method because encryption can take several time and with this method      * the process occurs in a AsyncTask, other advantage is the Callback with separated methods,      * one for success and other for the exception      *      * @param data     the String to be encrypted      * @param callback the Callback to handle the results      */     public void encryptAsync(final String data, final Callback callback) {         if (callback == null) return;         new Thread(new Runnable() {             @Override             public void run() {                 try {                     String encrypt = encrypt(data);                     if (encrypt == null) {                         callback.onError(new Exception("Encrypt return null, it normally occurs when you send a null data"));                     }                     callback.onSuccess(encrypt);                 } catch (Exception e) {                     callback.onError(e);                 }             }         }).start();     }      /**      * Decrypt a String      *      * @param data the String to be decrypted      *      * @return the decrypted String or {@code null} if you send the data as {@code null}      *      * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException       if the Builder charset name is not supported or if      *                                            the Builder charset name is not supported      * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException           if the Builder digest algorithm is not available      *                                            or if this has no installed provider that can      *                                            provide the requested by the Builder secret key      *                                            type or it is {@code null}, empty or in an invalid      *                                            format      * @throws NoSuchPaddingException             if no installed provider can provide the padding      *                                            scheme in the Builder digest algorithm      * @throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException if the specified parameters are inappropriate for      *                                            the cipher      * @throws InvalidKeyException                if the specified key can not be used to initialize      *                                            the cipher instance      * @throws InvalidKeySpecException            if the specified key specification cannot be used      *                                            to generate a secret key      * @throws BadPaddingException                if the padding of the data does not match the      *                                            padding scheme      * @throws IllegalBlockSizeException          if the size of the resulting bytes is not a      *                                            multiple of the cipher block size      * @throws NullPointerException               if the Builder digest algorithm is {@code null} or      *                                            if the specified Builder secret key type is      *                                            {@code null}      * @throws IllegalStateException              if the cipher instance is not initialized for      *                                            encryption or decryption      */     public String decrypt(String data) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, InvalidKeySpecException, NoSuchPaddingException, InvalidAlgorithmParameterException, InvalidKeyException, BadPaddingException, IllegalBlockSizeException {         if (data == null) return null;         byte[] dataBytes = Base64.decode(data, mBuilder.getBase64Mode());         SecretKey secretKey = getSecretKey(hashTheKey(mBuilder.getKey()));         Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance(mBuilder.getAlgorithm());         cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, secretKey, mBuilder.getIvParameterSpec(), mBuilder.getSecureRandom());         byte[] dataBytesDecrypted = (cipher.doFinal(dataBytes));         return new String(dataBytesDecrypted);     }      /**      * This is a sugar method that calls decrypt method and catch the exceptions returning      * {@code null} when it occurs and logging the error      *      * @param data the String to be decrypted      *      * @return the decrypted String or {@code null} if you send the data as {@code null}      */     public String decryptOrNull(String data) {         try {             return decrypt(data);         } catch (Exception e) {             e.printStackTrace();             return null;         }     }      /**      * This is a sugar method that calls decrypt method in background, it is a good idea to use this      * one instead the default method because decryption can take several time and with this method      * the process occurs in a AsyncTask, other advantage is the Callback with separated methods,      * one for success and other for the exception      *      * @param data     the String to be decrypted      * @param callback the Callback to handle the results      */     public void decryptAsync(final String data, final Callback callback) {         if (callback == null) return;         new Thread(new Runnable() {             @Override             public void run() {                 try {                     String decrypt = decrypt(data);                     if (decrypt == null) {                         callback.onError(new Exception("Decrypt return null, it normally occurs when you send a null data"));                     }                     callback.onSuccess(decrypt);                 } catch (Exception e) {                     callback.onError(e);                 }             }         }).start();     }      /**      * creates a 128bit salted aes key      *      * @param key encoded input key      *      * @return aes 128 bit salted key      *      * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException     if no installed provider that can provide the requested      *                                      by the Builder secret key type      * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException if the Builder charset name is not supported      * @throws InvalidKeySpecException      if the specified key specification cannot be used to      *                                      generate a secret key      * @throws NullPointerException         if the specified Builder secret key type is {@code null}      */     private SecretKey getSecretKey(char[] key) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, UnsupportedEncodingException, InvalidKeySpecException {         SecretKeyFactory factory = SecretKeyFactory.getInstance(mBuilder.getSecretKeyType());         KeySpec spec = new PBEKeySpec(key, mBuilder.getSalt().getBytes(mBuilder.getCharsetName()), mBuilder.getIterationCount(), mBuilder.getKeyLength());         SecretKey tmp = factory.generateSecret(spec);         return new SecretKeySpec(tmp.getEncoded(), mBuilder.getKeyAlgorithm());     }      /**      * takes in a simple string and performs an sha1 hash      * that is 128 bits long...we then base64 encode it      * and return the char array      *      * @param key simple inputted string      *      * @return sha1 base64 encoded representation      *      * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException if the Builder charset name is not supported      * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException     if the Builder digest algorithm is not available      * @throws NullPointerException         if the Builder digest algorithm is {@code null}      */     private char[] hashTheKey(String key) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {         MessageDigest messageDigest = MessageDigest.getInstance(mBuilder.getDigestAlgorithm());         messageDigest.update(key.getBytes(mBuilder.getCharsetName()));         return Base64.encodeToString(messageDigest.digest(), Base64.NO_PADDING).toCharArray();     }      /**      * When you encrypt or decrypt in callback mode you get noticed of result using this interface      */     public interface Callback {          /**          * Called when encrypt or decrypt job ends and the process was a success          *          * @param result the encrypted or decrypted String          */         void onSuccess(String result);          /**          * Called when encrypt or decrypt job ends and has occurred an error in the process          *          * @param exception the Exception related to the error          */         void onError(Exception exception);      }      /**      * This class is used to create an Encryption instance, you should provide ALL data or start      * with the Default Builder provided by the getDefaultBuilder method      */     public static class Builder {          private byte[] mIv;         private int mKeyLength;         private int mBase64Mode;         private int mIterationCount;         private String mSalt;         private String mKey;         private String mAlgorithm;         private String mKeyAlgorithm;         private String mCharsetName;         private String mSecretKeyType;         private String mDigestAlgorithm;         private String mSecureRandomAlgorithm;         private SecureRandom mSecureRandom;         private IvParameterSpec mIvParameterSpec;          /**          * @return an default builder with the follow defaults:          * the default char set is UTF-8          * the default base mode is Base64          * the Secret Key Type is the PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1          * the default salt is "some_salt" but can be anything          * the default length of key is 128          * the default iteration count is 65536          * the default algorithm is AES in CBC mode and PKCS 5 Padding          * the default secure random algorithm is SHA1PRNG          * the default message digest algorithm SHA1          */         public static Builder getDefaultBuilder(String key, String salt, byte[] iv) {             return new Builder()                     .setIv(iv)                     .setKey(key)                     .setSalt(salt)                     .setKeyLength(128)                     .setKeyAlgorithm("AES")                     .setCharsetName("UTF8")                     .setIterationCount(1)                     .setDigestAlgorithm("SHA1")                     .setBase64Mode(Base64.DEFAULT)                     .setAlgorithm("AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding")                     .setSecureRandomAlgorithm("SHA1PRNG")                     .setSecretKeyType("PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1");         }          /**          * Build the Encryption with the provided information          *          * @return a new Encryption instance with provided information          *          * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the specified SecureRandomAlgorithm is not available          * @throws NullPointerException     if the SecureRandomAlgorithm is {@code null} or if the          *                                  IV byte array is null          */         public Encryption build() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {             setSecureRandom(SecureRandom.getInstance(getSecureRandomAlgorithm()));             setIvParameterSpec(new IvParameterSpec(getIv()));             return new Encryption(this);         }          /**          * @return the charset name          */         private String getCharsetName() {             return mCharsetName;         }          /**          * @param charsetName the new charset name          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setCharsetName(String charsetName) {             mCharsetName = charsetName;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the algorithm          */         private String getAlgorithm() {             return mAlgorithm;         }          /**          * @param algorithm the algorithm to be used          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setAlgorithm(String algorithm) {             mAlgorithm = algorithm;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the key algorithm          */         private String getKeyAlgorithm() {             return mKeyAlgorithm;         }          /**          * @param keyAlgorithm the keyAlgorithm to be used in keys          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setKeyAlgorithm(String keyAlgorithm) {             mKeyAlgorithm = keyAlgorithm;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the Base 64 mode          */         private int getBase64Mode() {             return mBase64Mode;         }          /**          * @param base64Mode set the base 64 mode          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setBase64Mode(int base64Mode) {             mBase64Mode = base64Mode;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the type of aes key that will be created, on KITKAT+ the API has changed, if you          * are getting problems please @see <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/changes-to-secretkeyfactory-api-in.html">http://android-developers.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/changes-to-secretkeyfactory-api-in.html</a>          */         private String getSecretKeyType() {             return mSecretKeyType;         }          /**          * @param secretKeyType the type of AES key that will be created, on KITKAT+ the API has          *                      changed, if you are getting problems please @see <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/changes-to-secretkeyfactory-api-in.html">http://android-developers.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/changes-to-secretkeyfactory-api-in.html</a>          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setSecretKeyType(String secretKeyType) {             mSecretKeyType = secretKeyType;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the value used for salting          */         private String getSalt() {             return mSalt;         }          /**          * @param salt the value used for salting          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setSalt(String salt) {             mSalt = salt;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the key          */         private String getKey() {             return mKey;         }          /**          * @param key the key.          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setKey(String key) {             mKey = key;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the length of key          */         private int getKeyLength() {             return mKeyLength;         }          /**          * @param keyLength the length of key          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setKeyLength(int keyLength) {             mKeyLength = keyLength;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the number of times the password is hashed          */         private int getIterationCount() {             return mIterationCount;         }          /**          * @param iterationCount the number of times the password is hashed          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setIterationCount(int iterationCount) {             mIterationCount = iterationCount;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the algorithm used to generate the secure random          */         private String getSecureRandomAlgorithm() {             return mSecureRandomAlgorithm;         }          /**          * @param secureRandomAlgorithm the algorithm to generate the secure random          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setSecureRandomAlgorithm(String secureRandomAlgorithm) {             mSecureRandomAlgorithm = secureRandomAlgorithm;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the IvParameterSpec bytes array          */         private byte[] getIv() {             return mIv;         }          /**          * @param iv the byte array to create a new IvParameterSpec          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setIv(byte[] iv) {             mIv = iv;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the SecureRandom          */         private SecureRandom getSecureRandom() {             return mSecureRandom;         }          /**          * @param secureRandom the Secure Random          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setSecureRandom(SecureRandom secureRandom) {             mSecureRandom = secureRandom;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the IvParameterSpec          */         private IvParameterSpec getIvParameterSpec() {             return mIvParameterSpec;         }          /**          * @param ivParameterSpec the IvParameterSpec          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setIvParameterSpec(IvParameterSpec ivParameterSpec) {             mIvParameterSpec = ivParameterSpec;             return this;         }          /**          * @return the message digest algorithm          */         private String getDigestAlgorithm() {             return mDigestAlgorithm;         }          /**          * @param digestAlgorithm the algorithm to be used to get message digest instance          *          * @return this instance to follow the Builder patter          */         public Builder setDigestAlgorithm(String digestAlgorithm) {             mDigestAlgorithm = digestAlgorithm;             return this;         }      }  }