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title: Encryption
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---
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diaspora\* wraps the Salmon [Magic Envelope][magicsig] into a simple JSON structure, to encrypt private messages.
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## Encrypted Magic Envelope
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### JSON structure
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~~~json
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{
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"aes_key": "...",
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"encrypted_magic_envelope": "..."
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}
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~~~
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| Key | Description |
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| -------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `aes_key` | The [AES Key JSON](#aes-key-json-structure) encrypted with the recipients public key and then base64 encoded. |
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| `encrypted_magic_envelope` | The [Magic Envelope][magicsig] encrypted with the `aes_key` and then base64 encoded. |
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### AES Key JSON structure
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~~~json
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{
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"key": "...",
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"iv": "..."
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}
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~~~
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| Key | Description |
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| ----- |---------------------------- |
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| `key` | The base64 encoded AES key. |
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| `iv` | The base64 encoded AES iv. |
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## Additional information and specifications
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* [Magic Envelope][magicsig]
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[magicsig]: {{ site.baseurl }}/federation/magicsig.html#magic-envelope
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