shrikeh/crypto

OOP implementations of various encryption methods for PHP. Standardises implementation across different methods (mcrypt, openssl, etc).

dev-master 2016-05-10 14:25 UTC

Requires

• php: >=5.3.3
• ircmaxell/password-compat: dev-master

Requires (Dev)

• phpspec/phpspec: ^2.5

MIT

• Shrikeh

• encryption
• openssl
• mcrypt
• passwords

README

OOP implementations of various encryption methods for PHP. Standardises implementation across different methods (mcrypt, openssl, etc).

Why bother?

There's a few advantages to handling encryption and password hashing via objects.

• if you use PHPUnit or Mockery, you'll find it a lot easier to mock pass/fail results.
• all of these have tests, so you don't have to write any for basic encryption, simplifying development.
• it helps dependency injection-led development by abstracting away the details of encryption implementation
• swapping out one form of encryption for another should be fairly easy (so long as you also update your data)

The Dos and Don'ts of Passwords

• don't use the username of a user as these aren't globally unique and allow for rainbow table attacks.