awslabs / awslabs/aws-encryption-sdk-specification
provide public API for unpacking a header without decrypting a message
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 37
- Forks
- 27
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
We have had requests from customers to be able to unpack the header without attempting to decrypt the message, in order to make a decision about whether or not decryption should be attempted or how that decryption should be configured.
Related:
* https://github.com/aws/aws-encryption-sdk-python/issues/141
* https://github.com/aws/aws-encryption-sdk-java/issues/96
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with issue #236 and the linked AWS Encryption SDK Python #141 and Java #96 discussions to compare the requested behavior. Trace how the specification currently describes message headers and decryption decisions. Done means the specification defines a public, non-decrypting header-unpacking API clearly enough for implementations to follow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100