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Use CryptoKit To Encrypt and Decrypt Data

Use CryptoKit To Encrypt and Decrypt Data

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Oct 29, 2022
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CryptoKit allows you to do many cryptographic operations, and one such operation involves encrypting data using the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm. AEAD stands for Authenticated Encryption with Additional Data, because you end up with an authentication tag and the cryptographic nonce that was used for the encryption. A…

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