Installation

Install all dependencies using npm i or yarn install.

Scripts

This repository has three scripts:

• node generate Generates a private and public key, exports them in PEM format
• node encrypt Encrypts a message given a specific public key
• node decrypt Decrypts a encrypted message with your private key

Setting Up

To setup, first generate yourself a public key and a private key by running node generate. Keep your private key to yourself and provide your public key to anyone you want to send secret messages to you.

Encrypting Messages

To encrypt a secret message to someone, ask for their public key. In the encrypt.js file, fill in their public key and a message you'd like to send them. Run this script using node encrypt and send them over the logged encrypted message.

Decrypting Messages

First, have someone encrypt a secret message using your public key. Take the encrypted message and fill it into your decrypt.js file. Then, fill in your private key. Finally run node decrypt to decrypt the resulting secret message!