Encryption

Encryption & hashing in dispatchx

• In dispatchx, there is a renewed focus on data safekeeping
• It makes the whole app look more professional
• So in this document, we will explain how it works!

Encryption

• We use Fernet in Python
• Encryption is mainly used to securely store user information
• Below is a list of every data value that should be encrypted

List of encrypted things

Chatrooms

• Room creator
• Room members
• Room alias
• Messages
• Sender of messages

Hashing

• Hashing is used to store user passwords
• We use bcrypt