lib/cloak/cipher.ex

defmodule Cloak.Cipher do
  @moduledoc """
  A behaviour for encryption/decryption modules. You can rely on this behaviour
  to create your own Cloak-compatible cipher modules.

  ## Example

  We will create a cipher that simply prepends `"Hello, "` to any given
  plaintext on encryption, and removes the prefix on decryption.

  First, define your own cipher module, and specify the `Cloak.Cipher`
  behaviour.

      defmodule MyApp.PrefixCipher do
        @behaviour Cloak.Cipher
      end

  Add some configuration to your vault for this new cipher:

      config :my_app, MyApp.Vault,
        ciphers: [
          prefix: {MyApp.PrefixCipher, prefix: "Hello, "}
        ]

  The keyword list containing the `:prefix` will be passed in as `opts`
  to our cipher callbacks. You should specify any options your cipher will
  need for encryption/decryption here, such as the key.

  Next, define the `can_decrypt?/2` callback:

      @impl true
      def can_decrypt?(ciphertext, opts) do
        String.starts_with?(ciphertext, opts[:prefix])
      end

  If the ciphertext starts with `"Hello, "`, we know it was encrypted with this
  cipher and we can proceed. Finally, define the `encrypt` and `decrypt`
  functions:

      @impl true
      def encrypt(plaintext, opts) do
        opts[:prefix] <> plaintext
      end

      @impl true
      def decrypt(ciphertext, opts) do
        String.replace(ciphertext, opts[:prefix], "")
      end

  You can now use your cipher with your vault!

      MyApp.Vault.encrypt!("World!", :prefix)
      # => "Hello, World!"

      MyApp.Vault.decrypt!("Hello, World!")
      # => "World!"
  """

  @type plaintext :: binary
  @type ciphertext :: binary
  @type opts :: Keyword.t()

  @doc """
  Encrypt a value, using the given keyword list of options. These options
  derive from the cipher configuration, like so:

      config :my_app, MyApp.Vault,
        ciphers: [
          default: {Cloak.Ciphers.AES.GCM, tag: "AES.GCM.V1", key: <<1, 0, ...>>}
        ]

  The above configuration will result in the following `opts` being passed
  to this function:

      [tag: "AES.GCM.V1", key: <<1, 0, ...>>]

  Your implementation **must** include any information it will need for
  decryption in the generated ciphertext.
  """
  @callback encrypt(plaintext, opts) :: {:ok, binary} | :error

  @doc """
  Decrypt a value, using the given opts. Options are derived from the cipher
  configuration. See `encrypt/2`.
  """
  @callback decrypt(ciphertext, opts) :: {:ok, binary} | :error

  @doc """
  Determines if a given ciphertext can be decrypted by this cipher. Options
  are derived from the cipher configuration. See `encrypt/2`.
  """
  @callback can_decrypt?(ciphertext, opts) :: boolean
end