aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript

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AWS Encryption SDK for Javascript and Node.js

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Forks: 68
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 19

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push: Aug 20, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 14, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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Hierarchical keyring: concurrent decrypts corrupt shared branch-key material Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1691 · Opened Aug 6, 2026
Data key caching breaks under concurrency: N parallel encrypts → N data keys Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1665 · Opened Jun 18, 2026
Hierarchical Keyring: cold-cache stampede — N concurrent decrypts → N DynamoDB/KMS calls Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1663 · Opened Jun 17, 2026
decryptStream causes unbounded memory growth Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1656 · Opened Mar 25, 2026
Compile error in modules/example-node/src/kms_filtered_discovery.ts Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1520 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 15, 2024
Buffer.alloc is not a function (Node.js func inside Browser context issue) Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1192 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 19, 2023
Use more privileged memory allocation for the plaintext Buffer in Decrypt Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1173 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 23, 2023
Feature Request: Document React Native Support or Demo Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1059 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 21, 2022
@aws-crypto/client-browser Buffer usage in raw2der causing ReferenceError when decrypting Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#1050 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 7, 2022
Raw AES Keyring zeros out passed in unwrappedMasterKey Open

bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#970 · Opened Jul 22, 2022
Return friendly error if input is Base64 encoded Open

bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 42/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#630 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Jun 14, 2021
Examples for all new canonical examples Open

doc change required

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#398 · Opened Aug 5, 2020
Remove the default padding for RSA keyrings Open

doc change required

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#350 · 1 comment · Opened May 29, 2020
Create FAQ for common errors on encrypt/decrypt Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#305 · 3 comments · Opened Apr 21, 2020
clarify naming of AWS KMS keyring Open

doc change required

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#298 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 16, 2020
Complete streaming support for Browsers Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#229 · Opened Oct 29, 2019
Encryption/Decryption Materials should verify that the curve matches the stuite Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#130 · Opened Jul 1, 2019
Client-browser readme is missing fallback strategies and alternatives Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 38/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#128 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 27, 2019
JavaScript instanceOf and different versions of the underlying Encryption SDK modules. Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

aws/aws-encryption-sdk-javascript#126 · 11 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jun 22, 2019

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