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Make the "encrypt/decrypt" section usable as a minimal messenger

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@danfinlay is already working on this.

Since Sep 4, 2021.

  • #125 by @danfinlay — open

Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start at the existing encrypt/decrypt section in the test dapp and trace its current self-encryption and decryption flow. Rework the interaction to support a recipient encryption key and separate encrypted input, then verify that the full encrypted output is copyable and that the requested encrypt/decrypt sequence works end to end.

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Description

bug

Current decryption demo only allows decrypting the message you encrypted to yourself. This doesn't really show off the feature.

The sections should be like this:

[get encryption key]
encryption key output
-------
type message
recipient encryption key
[encrypt message]
encrypted output (full, copyable)
--------
type encrypted input
[decrypt message]
decrypted output
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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