[rjusticemi]

Can someone tell me an easy way to encrypt data using AES256 quickly using C++? Is there a cryptography library I could use to do AES256 encryption?

[keys0x0016]

Can someone tell me an easy way to encrypt data using AES256 quickly using C++? Is there a cryptography library I could use to do AES256 encryption?

include <openssl/aes.h>

should just be the easiest way imo

https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/AES

[Hackers]

include <openssl/aes.h>

should just be the easiest way imo

https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/AES

^ This. For security, reliability, and handling different OS versions... use openssl instead of indie packages.

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If you want a standalone package that doesn't have as many deps, check out this mini AES example I used in a few projects last year:
https://github.com/LNodesL/NCrypt/tree/main/include/aes

Original:
https://github.com/kokke/tiny-AES-c

Another alternative is micro-AES: https://github.com/polfosol/micro-AES
(I have not used this one, so be careful)

[Lefty]

^ This. For security, reliability, and handling different OS versions... use openssl instead of indie packages.

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If you want a standalone package that doesn't have as many deps, check out this mini AES example I used in a few projects last year:
https://github.com/LNodesL/NCrypt/tree/main/include/aes

Original:
https://github.com/kokke/tiny-AES-c

Another alternative is micro-AES: https://github.com/polfosol/micro-AES
(I have not used this one, so be careful)

Thank you for the references brother ✌

[Hackers]

Thank you for the references brother ✌

No problem, openssl is great, but an independent SSL package can be customized and updated for privacy and obscurity. For example, last year I was able to use AES 256 without being detected as using cryptographic libraries - This can be harder to achieve with the standard libs.

[Phantom_NiNja]

Can someone tell me an easy way to encrypt data using AES256 quickly using C++? Is there a cryptography library I could use to do AES256 encryption?

You can use openssl or Crypto++ or write your own function.

If you want to write it yourself a good start is looking at this : Reading Material AES-256

If you can't understand it then it's best to use openssl like the others have said because that's more easier to implement.

[DarkVision]

Can someone tell me an easy way to encrypt data using AES256 quickly using C++? Is there a cryptography library I could use to do AES256 encryption?

Try mbedTLS (formerly PolarSSL) for lightweight AES256 encryption in C++. It's easy to set up and ideal for resource-constrained environments.

https://www.trustedfirmware.org/projects/mbed-tls/

Hope this serves as another useful piece of advice! 👍

EDIT: I forgot to provide the link, my apologies.