CipherFiles ⚡

End-to-End Encrypted File Storing Web Application 🔐📂

This project is a prototype (v1) for CipherFiles, an end-to-end AES-256-CTR algorithm encrypted file storing web application. It is built using React JS, Shadcn UI, Tailwind CSS, React-Router on the frontend, and Node JS, Express JS, multer, mongoose, crypto, bcryptJS on the backend.

Features

• Secure file storage with AES-256-CTR encryption
• User authentication and management
• Responsive design with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn UI
• RESTful API backend with Express JS

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB

Steps

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/SHERLOCKx90/CipherFiles.git
   cd CipherFiles
   

2. Install Frontend Dependencies

   cd frontend
   npm install
   # or
   yarn install
   

3. Install Backend Dependencies

   cd ../backend
   npm install
   # or
   yarn install
   

4. Configure Environment Variables

   • Create a .env file in the root of the backend directory
   • Add your MongoDB connection string and other configurations:

   MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-uri
   SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
   

5. Run the Application

   • Start the backend server:

   cd backend
   npm run start
   # or
   yarn start
   

   • Start the frontend development server:

   cd ../frontend
   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev
   

Usage

1. Register and Login

   • Users can register and login to the application.
   • Passwords are hashed using bcryptJS.

2. File Encryption and Storage

   • Files are encrypted using AES-256-CTR algorithm before storage.
   • Encrypted files are stored in MongoDB using multer.

3. Retrieve and Decrypt Files

   • Encrypted files can be retrieved and decrypted using the user's secret key.

For more details and updates, refer to the CipherFiles GitHub Repository.