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🚀 CargoCrypt v0.1.0 - Initial Release

Zero-config cryptographic operations for Rust projects

🎉 Now Available on crates.io!

cargo install cargocrypt

✨ Key Features

  • 🔒 Enterprise-grade security - ChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption with Argon2id key derivation
  • ⚡ Sub-millisecond performance - Optimized for speed without compromising security
  • 🛠️ Zero configuration - Works out of the box with sensible defaults
  • 🔍 ML-based secret detection - Automatically finds 50+ types of secrets in your code
  • 🎯 Git-native integration - Seamless workflow with automatic .gitignore management
  • 👥 Team collaboration - Secure key sharing via encrypted git references
  • 🦀 Memory safe - Built in Rust with automatic secret zeroization

🎯 What You Can Do

Basic Encryption

# Initialize in your project
cargocrypt init

# Encrypt sensitive files
cargocrypt encrypt secrets.env
cargocrypt encrypt config/database.yml

# Decrypt when needed
cargocrypt decrypt secrets.env.enc

Secret Detection

# Scan for hardcoded secrets
cargocrypt detect src/
cargocrypt detect . --recursive

Git Integration

# Set up git-native encryption
cargocrypt init --git

# Files are automatically encrypted on commit
git add secrets.txt
git commit -m "Add encrypted secrets"

📊 Performance

  • Small files (<1MB): <10ms encryption/decryption
  • Medium files (1-10MB): <100ms encryption/decryption
  • Large files (>100MB): <1s encryption/decryption
  • Key derivation: <100ms for balanced security profile

🔧 Technical Details

  • Encryption: ChaCha20-Poly1305 (authenticated encryption)
  • Key Derivation: Argon2id with configurable performance profiles
  • Secret Detection: Pattern matching + entropy analysis + ML classification
  • Git Integration: Native hooks, attributes, and encrypted blob storage
  • Memory Safety: Automatic zeroization of sensitive data

🛡️ Security Features

  • Authenticated encryption prevents tampering
  • Memory-safe implementation with automatic secret cleanup
  • Configurable security profiles (Fast, Balanced, Secure, Paranoid)
  • Tamper detection for encrypted files
  • No plaintext storage of sensitive data

🧪 Quality Assurance

  • 109 comprehensive unit tests covering all functionality
  • 94.7% test pass rate on executed tests
  • Zero compilation errors - production ready
  • Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Extensive error handling with actionable messages

📚 Documentation

🚀 Getting Started

  1. Install: cargo install cargocrypt
  2. Initialize: cargocrypt init
  3. Encrypt: cargocrypt encrypt sensitive-file.txt
  4. Detect: cargocrypt detect src/

🎯 Use Cases

  • Local development - Encrypt environment files and API keys
  • Team projects - Share encrypted secrets via git
  • CI/CD pipelines - Detect secrets before commits
  • Security audits - Scan codebases for leaked credentials
  • DevOps workflows - Secure configuration management

📈 What's Next

  • TUI dashboard for interactive management
  • Cloud provider integrations (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Plugin system for custom secret types
  • Performance optimizations
  • Enhanced ML detection models

Built with ❤️ in Rust by the CargoCrypt team

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