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======================
Client-Side Encryption
======================

.. default-domain:: mongodb

.. contents:: On this page
:local:
:backlinks: none
:depth: 1
:class: singlecol

Client-Side Field Level Encryption allows administrators and developers to
encrypt specific data fields in addition to other MongoDB encryption features.


Automatic Encryption and Decryption
-----------------------------------

.. note::

Auto encryption is an enterprise only feature.

The following example uses a local key, however using AWS Key Management Service
is also an option. The data in the ``encryptedField`` field is automatically
encrypted on insertion and decrypted when querying on the client side.

.. code-block:: php

<?php

use MongoDB\BSON\Binary;
use MongoDB\Client;

$localKey = new Binary('<binary key data (96 bytes)>', Binary::TYPE_GENERIC);

$encryptionOpts = [
'keyVaultNamespace' => 'admin.datakeys',
'kmsProviders' => [
'local' => ['key' => $localKey],
],
];

$client = new Client('mongodb://127.0.0.1');
$clientEncryption = $client->createClientEncryption($encryptionOpts);

$database = $client->selectDatabase('test');
$database->dropCollection('coll'); // remove old data

// Create new key in the key vault and store its ID for later use
$keyId = $clientEncryption->createDataKey('local');

$database->createCollection('coll', [
'validator' => [
'$jsonSchema' => [
'bsonType' => 'object',
'properties' => [
'encryptedField' => [
'encrypt' => [
'keyId' => [$keyId],
'bsonType' => 'string',
'algorithm' => ClientEncryption::AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_512_DETERMINISTIC,
],
],
],
],
],
]);

$encryptedClient = new Client('mongodb://127.0.0.1', [], ['autoEncryption' => $encryptionOpts]);

$collection = $encryptedClient->selectCollection('test', 'coll');

$collection->insertOne(['encryptedField' => '123456789']);

var_dump($collection->findOne([]));


Specifying an Explicit Schema for Encryption
--------------------------------------------

The following example shows how to create a new key and store it in the key
vault collection. The encrypted client configures an explicit schema for
encryption using the newly created key.

.. note::

Supplying a ``schemaMap`` provides more security than relying on JSON schemas
obtained from the server. It protects against a malicious server advertising
a false JSON schema, which could trick the client into sending unencrypted
data that should be encrypted.

.. code-block:: php

<?php

use MongoDB\BSON\Binary;
use MongoDB\Client;
use MongoDB\Driver\ClientEncryption;

$localKey = new Binary('<binary key data (96 bytes)>', Binary::TYPE_GENERIC);

$clientEncryptionOpts = [
'keyVaultNamespace' => 'admin.datakeys',
'kmsProviders' => [
'local' => ['key' => $localKey],
],
];

$client = new Client();
$clientEncryption = $client->createClientEncryption($clientEncryptionOpts);

// Create new key in the key vault and store its ID for later use
$keyId = $clientEncryption->createDataKey('local');

$autoEncryptionOpts = [
'keyVaultNamespace' => 'admin.datakeys',
'kmsProviders' => [
'local' => ['key' => $localKey],
],
'schemaMap' => [
'test.coll' => [
'bsonType' => 'object',
'properties' => [
'encryptedField' => [
'encrypt' => [
'keyId' => [$keyId],
'bsonType' => 'string',
'algorithm' => ClientEncryption::AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_512_DETERMINISTIC,
],
],
],
],
],
];

$encryptedClient = new Client('mongodb://127.0.0.1', [], ['autoEncryption' => $autoEncryptionOpts]);

$collection = $encryptedClient->selectCollection('test', 'coll');
$collection->drop(); // clear old data

$collection->insertOne(['encryptedField' => '123456789']);

var_dump($collection->findOne([]));


Manually Encrypting and Decrypting Values
-----------------------------------------

In the MongoDB Community Edition, you will have to manually encrypt and decrypt
values before storing them in the database. The following example assumes that
you have already created an encryption key in the key vault collection and
explicitly encrypts and decrypts values in the document.

.. code-block:: php

<?php

use MongoDB\BSON\Binary;
use MongoDB\Client;
use MongoDB\Driver\ClientEncryption;

$localKey = new Binary('<binary key data (96 bytes)>', Binary::TYPE_GENERIC);

$clientEncryptionOpts = [
'keyVaultNamespace' => 'admin.datakeys',
'kmsProviders' => [
'local' => ['key' => $localKey],
],
];

$client = new Client();
$clientEncryption = $client->createClientEncryption($clientEncryptionOpts);

// Create new key in the key vault and store its ID for later use
$keyId = $clientEncryption->createDataKey('local');

$collection = $client->selectCollection('test', 'coll');
$collection->drop(); // clear old data

$encryptionOpts = [
'keyId' => $keyId,
'algorithm' => ClientEncryption::AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_512_DETERMINISTIC,
];
$encryptedValue = $clientEncryption->encrypt('123456789', $encryptionOpts);

$collection->insertOne(['encryptedField' => $encryptedValue]);

$document = $collection->findOne();
var_dump($clientEncryption->decrypt($document->encryptedField));


Referencing Encryption Keys by an Alternative Name
--------------------------------------------------

While it is possible to create an encryption key every time data is encrypted,
this is not the recommended approach. Instead, you should create your encryption
keys depending on your use-case, e.g. by creating a user-specific encryption
key. To reference keys in your software, you can use the keyAltName attribute
specified when creating the key. The following example creates an encryption key
with an alternative name, which could be done when deploying the application.
The software then emcrypts data by referencing the key by its alternative name.
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Ah, missed this earlier but "emcrypts" is a typo. May want to run spell-check on this file if you've not already.


.. code-block:: php

<?php

use MongoDB\BSON\Binary;
use MongoDB\Client;
use MongoDB\Driver\ClientEncryption;

$localKey = new Binary('<binary key data (96 bytes)>', Binary::TYPE_GENERIC);

$clientEncryptionOpts = [
'keyVaultNamespace' => 'admin.datakeys',
'kmsProviders' => [
'local' => ['key' => $localKey],
],
];

$client = new Client();
$clientEncryption = $client->createClientEncryption($clientEncryptionOpts);

// Create an encryption key with an alternative name. This could be done when
// deploying the application
$keyId = $clientEncryption->createDataKey('local', ['keyAltNames' => ['altname']]);

$collection = $client->selectCollection('test', 'coll');
$collection->drop(); // clear old data

// Reference the encryption key we created earlier by its alternative name
$encryptionOpts = [
'keyAltName' => 'altname',
'algorithm' => ClientEncryption::AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_512_DETERMINISTIC,
];
$encryptedValue = $clientEncryption->encrypt('123456789', $encryptionOpts);

$collection->insertOne(['encryptedField' => $encryptedValue]);

$document = $collection->findOne();
var_dump($clientEncryption->decrypt($document->encryptedField));