# Encryption and Decryption by Segment with an AES Symmetric Key (GCM Mode) (C/C++)


For details about the algorithm specifications, see [AES](crypto-sym-encrypt-decrypt-spec.md#aes).


## Adding the Dynamic Library in the CMake Script
```txt
   target_link_libraries(entry PUBLIC libohcrypto.so)
```

## How to Develop

**Encryption**


1. Use [OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator_Create](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_key_api.md#oh_cryptosymkeygenerator_create) and [OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator_Generate](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_key_api.md#oh_cryptosymkeygenerator_generate) to generate a 128-bit AES symmetric key (**OH_CryptoSymKey**).
   
   In addition to the example in this topic, [AES](crypto-sym-key-generation-conversion-spec.md#aes) and [Randomly Generating a Symmetric Key](crypto-generate-sym-key-randomly-ndk.md) may help you better understand how to generate an AES symmetric key. Note that the input parameters in the reference documents may be different from those in the example below.

2. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Create](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_create) with the string parameter **'AES128|GCM|PKCS7'** to create a **Cipher** instance. The key type is **AES128**, block cipher mode is **GCM**, and the padding mode is **PKCS7**.

3. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_Create](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipherparams_create) to create a symmetric cipher parameter instance, and use [OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_SetParam](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipherparams_setparam) to set cipher parameters.

4. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Init](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_init) to initialize the **Cipher** instance. Specifically, set **mode** to **CRYPTO_ENCRYPT_MODE**, and specify the key for encryption (**OH_CryptoSymKey**) and the encryption parameter instance (**OH_CryptoSymCipherParams**) corresponding to the GCM mode.

5. Set the size of the data to be passed in each time to 20 bytes, and call [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_update) multiple times to pass in the data (plaintext) to be encrypted.
   
   - Currently, the amount of data to be passed in by a single **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()** is not limited. You can determine how to pass in data based on the data volume.
   - You are advised to check the result of each **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()**. If the result is not **null**, obtain the data and combine the data segments into complete ciphertext. The **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()** result may vary with the key specifications.
     
      If a block cipher mode (ECB or CBC) is used, data is encrypted and output based on the block size. That is, if the data of an **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()** operation matches the block size, the ciphertext is output. Otherwise, **null** is output, and the plaintext will be combined with the input data of the next **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()** to form a block. When **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()** is called, the unencrypted data is padded to the block size based on the specified padding mode, and then encrypted. The **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()** API works in the same way in decryption.

      If a stream cipher mode (CTR or OFB) is used, the ciphertext length is usually the same as the plaintext length.

6. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Final](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_final) to generate the ciphertext.
   
   - If data has been passed in by **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update()**, pass in **null** in the **data** parameter of **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Final**.
   - The output of **OH_CryptoSymCipher_Final** may be **null**. To avoid exceptions, always check whether the result is **null** before accessing specific data.

7. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_SetParam](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipherparams_setparam) to set **authTag** as the authentication information for decryption.
   
   In GCM mode, extract the last 16 bytes from the encrypted data as the authentication information for initializing the **Cipher** instance in decryption. In the example, **authTag** is of 16 bytes.

8. Use [OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator_Destroy](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_key_api.md#oh_cryptosymkeygenerator_destroy), [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Destroy](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_destroy), and [OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_Destroy](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipherparams_destroy) to destroy the instances created.

**Decryption**


1. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Init](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_init) to initialize the **Cipher** instance. Specifically, set **mode** to **CRYPTO_DECRYPT_MODE**, and specify the key for decryption (**OH_CryptoSymKey**) and the decryption parameter instance (**OH_CryptoSymCipherParams**) corresponding to the GCM mode.

2. Set the size of the data to be passed in each time to 20 bytes, and call [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_update) multiple times to pass in the data (ciphertext) to be decrypted.

3. Use [OH_CryptoSymCipher_Final](../../reference/apis-crypto-architecture-kit/_crypto_sym_cipher_api.md#oh_cryptosymcipher_final) to generate the plaintext.

**Example**

```c++
#include <string.h>
#include "CryptoArchitectureKit/crypto_common.h"
#include "CryptoArchitectureKit/crypto_sym_cipher.h"

#define OH_CRYPTO_GCM_TAG_LEN 16
#define OH_CRYPTO_MAX_TEST_DATA_LEN 128
static OH_Crypto_ErrCode doTestAesGcmSeg()
{
    OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator *genCtx = nullptr;
    OH_CryptoSymCipher *encCtx = nullptr;
    OH_CryptoSymCipher *decCtx = nullptr;
    OH_CryptoSymKey *keyCtx = nullptr;
    OH_CryptoSymCipherParams *params = nullptr;

    char *plainText = const_cast<char *>("aaaaa.....bbbbb.....ccccc.....ddddd.....eee");
    Crypto_DataBlob msgBlob = {.data = (uint8_t *)(plainText), .len = strlen(plainText)};

    uint8_t aad[8] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};
    uint8_t tagArr[16] = {0};
    uint8_t iv[12] = {1, 2, 4, 12, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 2, 0, 4}; // iv is generated from an array of secure random numbers.
    Crypto_DataBlob tag = {.data = nullptr, .len = 0};
    Crypto_DataBlob ivBlob = {.data = iv, .len = sizeof(iv)};
    Crypto_DataBlob aadBlob = {.data = aad, .len = sizeof(aad)};
    Crypto_DataBlob outUpdate = {.data = nullptr, .len = 0};
    Crypto_DataBlob decUpdate = {.data = nullptr, .len = 0};
    Crypto_DataBlob tagInit = {.data = tagArr, .len = sizeof(tagArr)};
    int32_t cipherLen = 0;
    int blockSize = 20;
    int32_t randomLen = strlen(plainText);
    int cnt = randomLen / blockSize;
    int rem = randomLen % blockSize;
    uint8_t cipherText[OH_CRYPTO_MAX_TEST_DATA_LEN] = {0};
    Crypto_DataBlob cipherBlob;
    
    // Generate a key.
    OH_Crypto_ErrCode ret;
    ret = OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator_Create("AES128", &genCtx);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator_Generate(genCtx, &keyCtx);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    
    // Set parameters.
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_Create(&params);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_SetParam(params, CRYPTO_IV_DATABLOB, &ivBlob);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_SetParam(params, CRYPTO_AAD_DATABLOB, &aadBlob);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_SetParam(params, CRYPTO_TAG_DATABLOB, &tagInit);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    
    // Encrypt data.
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Create("AES128|GCM|PKCS7", &encCtx);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Init(encCtx, CRYPTO_ENCRYPT_MODE, keyCtx, params);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    
    for (int i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
        msgBlob.len = blockSize;
        ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update(encCtx, &msgBlob, &outUpdate);
        if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
            goto end;
        }
        msgBlob.data += blockSize;
        memcpy(&cipherText[cipherLen], outUpdate.data, outUpdate.len);
        cipherLen += outUpdate.len;
    }
    if (rem > 0) {
        msgBlob.len = rem;
        ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Update(encCtx, (Crypto_DataBlob *)&msgBlob, &outUpdate);
        if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
            goto end;
        }
        memcpy(&cipherText[cipherLen], outUpdate.data, outUpdate.len);
        cipherLen += outUpdate.len;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Final(encCtx, nullptr, &tag);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }

    // Decrypt data.
    cipherBlob = {.data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(cipherText), .len = (size_t)cipherLen};
    msgBlob.data -= strlen(plainText) - rem;
    msgBlob.len = strlen(plainText);
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Create("AES128|GCM|PKCS7", &decCtx);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_SetParam(params, CRYPTO_TAG_DATABLOB, &tag);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Init(decCtx, CRYPTO_DECRYPT_MODE, keyCtx, params);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }
    ret = OH_CryptoSymCipher_Final(decCtx, &cipherBlob, &decUpdate);
    if (ret != CRYPTO_SUCCESS) {
        goto end;
    }

end:
    OH_CryptoSymCipherParams_Destroy(params);
    OH_CryptoSymCipher_Destroy(encCtx);
    OH_CryptoSymCipher_Destroy(decCtx);
    OH_CryptoSymKeyGenerator_Destroy(genCtx);
    OH_CryptoSymKey_Destroy(keyCtx);
    OH_Crypto_FreeDataBlob(&outUpdate);
    OH_Crypto_FreeDataBlob(&tag);
    OH_Crypto_FreeDataBlob(&decUpdate);
    return ret;
}
```