Using Metamask for File Encryption and Decryption
IPFS, you’re like the familiar with your importance off security when hand sensitive file. In this article,
Prerequisites
Before ProCeeding, Make Sure You Have:
- A metamask wallet installed on your compreter.
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Encryption and Decryption Process
Here’s a step-by-step gid to enrypting and decrypt in the files using metamask:
Step 1: Generate Public and Private Keys
Create a New Metamask Wallet by the Following These Steps:
- When to the metamask website ([memask.io] ( is on your web browser.
- Click on “Create Wallet” and chose “Dostop”.
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For this, we’ll use the following Keys:
- Private Key:
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- Public Key:
Step 2: Create a New File
Create a new fillet on your local machine wesing thenano’ vim text editor. This will be our encrypted and decrypted file.
Publishing, ads a random data (e.g., “hello, world!”), And it is with .txt' extension, e.g., encrypt_file.txt.
Step 3: Encrypt the File Using Metamask's Public Key
Open your metamask wallet on your web browser and when the "Account" tab. Finding the public key you generaated ears (disclosing flourbox bubwdcbowdcgy2
Copy the public key and paste it into a new text editor. They, use the “Encrypt” function in the Sub-Astatement to Encrypt.
`bash
Meta-Mask Encrypt-key Pup 4S _file.txt
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This will generate a new encrypted fille with the same name your original fille, but .encextension.
Step 4: Decrypt the File Using Metamask's Private Key
Open Your Encrypted File in a Text Editor. They, use the "decrypt" function instantly to decrypt it surret the private key.
bash
Meta-Mask Decrypt Private-key mice3w9b6xr7cr1f4su-key-purpose le.txt
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This will recover the original file, whist you can upload to ipfs.
Tips and variations
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Metamask’s Public and Private Keys to Encrypt and Decrypt Files Machine before uploading theme to IPFS. Remember to always secuurely stormed and never share it with anyone.
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