Cipher Behavior for CakePHP

Overview

This plugin behavior handles encrypting and decrypting fields, to store information securely in the database. It uses either mcrypt or CakePHP's built-in Security::cipher. This version supports CakePHP 2.1.

Installation

1. Install the plugin as a submodule:

    git submodule add https://github.com/jmillerdesign/Cipher-Behavior-for-CakePHP.git app/Plugin/Cipher
   

2. Load the plugin in Config/bootstrap.php

    CakePlugin::load('Cipher');
   

3. In the model(s) that has the fields to encrypt, add Cipher.Cipher to the $actsAs array, along with the settings to use.

    var $actsAs = array(
    	'Cipher.Cipher' => array(
    		'fields' => array('password')
    	)
    );
   

Settings

• fields (array): Fields to cipher. Default: no fields
• autoDecrypt (boolean): Decrypt ciphered fields automatically. Default: true
• key (string): Key to encrypt with. Default: Security.salt
• cipher (string): Cipher method to use (cake OR mcrypt OR auto). Default: auto

http://jmillerdesign.github.com/Cipher-Behavior-for-CakePHP/