go/tink/aead.go

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package tink

/*
AEAD is the interface for authenticated encryption with associated data.
Implementations of this interface are secure against adaptive chosen ciphertext attacks.
Encryption with associated data ensures authenticity and integrity of that data, but not
its secrecy. (see RFC 5116, https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5116)
*/
type AEAD interface {
	// Encrypt encrypts plaintext with associatedData as associated data.
	// The resulting ciphertext allows for checking authenticity and integrity of associated data
	// associatedData, but does not guarantee its secrecy.
	Encrypt(plaintext, associatedData []byte) ([]byte, error)

	// Decrypt decrypts ciphertext with associatedData as associated data.
	// The decryption verifies the authenticity and integrity of the associated data, but there are
	// no guarantees with respect to secrecy of that data.
	Decrypt(ciphertext, associatedData []byte) ([]byte, error)
}