.. _auto_openssl_encrypt:

*ENCRYPT TEXT USING OPENSSL*
============================

Encrypts a plain-text string using OpenSSL with a caller-supplied key and hashing/cipher method. Use this worker whenever sensitive string data must be encrypted before storage or transmission within a workflow.

When to use
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Tagged: ``cipher``, ``encrypt``, ``hashing``, ``openssl``, ``security``, ``sha1``, ``text_encryption``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Text
     - text
     - text
     - —
     - ✓
     - Plain-text string to be encrypted; required and must be non-empty.
   * - Key
     - key
     - textarea
     - —
     - ✓
     - Secret key (passphrase) used by OpenSSL to encrypt the text; treat this value as a credential and never log it.
   * - Method
     - method
     - text
     - sha1
     - ✓
     - OpenSSL cipher or digest method to apply (e.g. 'sha1', 'aes-256-cbc'); defaults to 'sha1' if left unchanged.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Encrypted Text
     - encrypted_text
     - textarea
     - Base64-encoded or hex-encoded ciphertext produced by OpenSSL after applying the chosen method and key.
   * - Method
     - method
     - text
     - Echo of the cipher/digest method that was actually used for the encryption, useful for downstream decryption steps.
   * - Seed
     - seed
     - text
     - Random seed or initialisation vector (IV) generated during encryption; required for deterministic decryption and should be stored alongside the encrypted text.

Disciplines
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- platform.integration

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