ActionEncrypt

Add encrypted fields to ActiveRecord models easily

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'action_encrypt'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Install migrations:

$ rails action_encrypt:install:migrations

Add a key_encryption_key to your Rails encrypted credentials file. Generate one using SecureRandom.hex(32)

key_encryption_key: <<key>>

Create a Data Encryption Key

$ ActionEncrypt::DataEncryptionKey.generate!(primary: true)

Add an encrypted field to your models

class User < ApplicationRecord
  has_encrypted :ssn
end

Now you can use user.ssn as you would any other attribute, but it will be stored securely in the action_encrypt_encrypted_fields table.

Contributing

Contribution directions go here.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.