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14"""A minimal example for using the AEAD API."""
15# [START aead-basic-example]
16import tink
17from tink import aead
18from tink import cleartext_keyset_handle
19
20
21def example():
22  """Encrypt and decrypt using AEAD."""
23  # Register the AEAD key managers. This is needed to create an Aead primitive
24  # later.
25  aead.register()
26
27  # A keyset created with "tinkey create-keyset --key-template=AES256_GCM". Note
28  # that this keyset has the secret key information in cleartext.
29  keyset = r"""{
30      "key": [{
31          "keyData": {
32              "keyMaterialType":
33                  "SYMMETRIC",
34              "typeUrl":
35                  "type.googleapis.com/google.crypto.tink.AesGcmKey",
36              "value":
37                  "GiBWyUfGgYk3RTRhj/LIUzSudIWlyjCftCOypTr0jCNSLg=="
38          },
39          "keyId": 294406504,
40          "outputPrefixType": "TINK",
41          "status": "ENABLED"
42      }],
43      "primaryKeyId": 294406504
44  }"""
45
46  # Create a keyset handle from the cleartext keyset in the previous
47  # step. The keyset handle provides abstract access to the underlying keyset to
48  # limit access of the raw key material. WARNING: In practice, it is unlikely
49  # you will want to use a cleartext_keyset_handle, as it implies that your key
50  # material is passed in cleartext, which is a security risk.
51  keyset_handle = cleartext_keyset_handle.read(tink.JsonKeysetReader(keyset))
52
53  # Retrieve the Aead primitive we want to use from the keyset handle.
54  primitive = keyset_handle.primitive(aead.Aead)
55
56  # Use the primitive to encrypt a message. In this case the primary key of the
57  # keyset will be used (which is also the only key in this example).
58  ciphertext = primitive.encrypt(b'msg', b'associated_data')
59
60  # Use the primitive to decrypt the message. Decrypt finds the correct key in
61  # the keyset and decrypts the ciphertext. If no key is found or decryption
62  # fails, it raises an error.
63  output = primitive.decrypt(ciphertext, b'associated_data')
64  # [END aead-basic-example]
65  assert output == b'msg'
66