Qt-AES

Small and portable AES encryption class for Qt. Native support for all key sizes - 128/192/256 bits - ECB, CBC, CFB and OFB modes AES-NI support for all key sizes - ECB, CBC modes

Usage

Available Methods

// Encode of rawText with key
// iv is used in CBC mode
// return the encrypted byte array
QByteArray encode(const QByteArray rawText, const QByteArray key, const QByteArray iv = QByteArray());

// Decode of rawText with key
// iv is used in CBC mode
// return the decrypted byte array
QByteArray decode(const QByteArray rawText, const QByteArray key, const QByteArray iv = QByteArray());

// Key expansion in Rijndael schedule
// return the new expanded key as byte array
QByteArray expandKey(const QByteArray key);

The same methods are available as static calls

QAESEncryption::Crypt => encode(...)
QAESEncryption::Decrypt => decode(...)
QAESEncryption::ExpandKey => expandKey(...)

AES Levels

The class supports all AES key lenghts

• AES_128
• AES_192
• AES_256

Modes

The class supports the following operating modes

• ECB
• CBC
• CFB
• OFB

Padding

By default the padding method is ISO, however, the class supports:

• ZERO
• PKCS7
• ISO

Example

Sample code using a 128bit key in ECB mode

#include "qaesencryption.h"

QAESEncryption encryption(QAESEncryption::AES_128, QAESEncryption::ECB);
QByteArray encodedText = encryption.encode(plainText, key);

QByteArray decodedText = encryption.decode(encodedText, key);

Example for 256bit CBC using QString

#include <QCryptographicHash>
#include "qaesencryption.h"

QAESEncryption encryption(QAESEncryption::AES_256, QAESEncryption::CBC);

QString inputStr("The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known by its original name Rijndael "
                 "is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. "
                "National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001");
QString key("your-string-key");
QString iv("your-IV-vector");

QByteArray hashKey = QCryptographicHash::hash(key.toLocal8Bit(), QCryptographicHash::Sha256);
QByteArray hashIV = QCryptographicHash::hash(iv.toLocal8Bit(), QCryptographicHash::Md5);

QByteArray encodeText = encryption.encode(inputStr.toLocal8Bit(), hashKey, hashIV);
QByteArray decodeText = encryption.decode(encodeText, hashKey, hashIV);

QString decodedString = QString(encryption.removePadding(decodeText));

//decodedString == inputStr !!

Example via static invocation

Static invocation without creating instances, 256 bit key, ECB mode, starting from QString text/key

#include <QCryptographicHash>
#include "qaesencryption.h"

QString inputStr("The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known by its original name Rijndael "
                 "is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. "
                "National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001");
QString key("your-string-key");
QString iv("your-IV-vector");

QByteArray hashKey = QCryptographicHash::hash(key.toLocal8Bit(), QCryptographicHash::Sha256);
QByteArray hashIV = QCryptographicHash::hash(iv.toLocal8Bit(), QCryptographicHash::Md5);

//Static invocation
QByteArray encrypted = QAESEncryption::Crypt(QAESEncryption::AES_256, QAESEncryption::CBC, 
                        inputStr.toLocal8Bit(), hashKey, hashIV);
//...
// Removal of Padding via Static function
QString decodedString = QString(QAESEncryption::RemovePadding(decodeText));

AES New Instructions Set

To use the hardware acceleration provided by the AES New Instructions Set, define USE_INTEL_AES_IF_AVAILABLE If the CPU supports it, the code will switch to use AESNI automatically. The feature is enabled by default

Unit Testing

The unit testing vectors used are included in NIST-Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation

Please note that this code is not audited or AES-certified by any competent authority, use it at your own risk.

Dependencies

• qtcore

No OpenSSL required.

Contact

Question or suggestions are welcome! Please use the GitHub issue tracking to report suggestions or issues.

License

This software is provided under the UNLICENSE

Known Issues

Please take a look at the list of currently open issues