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How to convert to string and back again with CryptoJs

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var encrypted = CryptoJS.AES.encrypt(jsonStr, 'youngunicornsrunfree', { format: JsonFormatter });



//convert encrypted to a string for transfer

//convert string back to Crypto object so it can be decrypted.



var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(encrypted, youngunicornsrunfree, { format: JsonFormatter });

The above two steps, work fine. But in between I need to convert encrypted to a string for transmitting over a network and then convert it back. How can I do this?

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answered 11 Years ago austonjuancarlosb · Accepted Answer

Let's simplify this to be able to get to the problem. Firs we start with something like this:

jsonStr = '{something:else}';

var encrypted = CryptoJS.AES.encrypt(jsonStr, 'youngunicornsrunfree');

var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(encrypted, youngunicornsrunfree);

console.log(decrypted.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8));

This gives us our answer jsonStr after we encrypt it then decrypt it. But say we want to send it to the server. We can do this easily by pulling out the encrypted string with toString(). Sounds to simple right? Say we need to send the encrypted jsonStr to the server. Try this

jsonStr = '{something:else}';

var encrypted = CryptoJS.AES.encrypt(jsonStr, 'youngunicornsrunfree');

console.log(We send this: +encrypted.toString());

Now say we sent something earlier and we are getting it back. We can do something like this:

var messageFromServer = U2FsdGVkX19kyHo1s8+EwNuo/LQdL3RnSoDHU2ovA88RtyOs+PvpQ1UZssMNfflTemaMAwHDbnWagA8lQki5kQ==;

var decrypted = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(messageFromServer, youngunicornsrunfree);

console.log(decrypted.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8));