# Encrypting data with a template file

Encrypts binary data using a pre-created encryption template file.

## Source: `encrypt1.c`

```c
/**
 * XML Security Library (http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec).
 *
 * This is free software; see the Copyright file in the source distribution for precise wording.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2002-2026 Aleksey Sanin <aleksey@aleksey.com>. All Rights Reserved.
 */
/**
 * @brief XML Security Library example: Encrypting data using a template file.
 * @details Encrypts binary data using a template file and a DES key from a binary file
 *
 * Usage:
 *
 * \code{.sh}
 *      ./encrypt1 <xml-tmpl> <des-key-file>
 * \endcode
 *
 * Example:
 *
 * \code{.sh}
 *      ./encrypt1 encrypt1-tmpl.xml deskey.bin > encrypt1-res.xml
 * \endcode
 *
 * The result can be decrypted using the decrypt1 example:
 *
 * \code{.sh}
 *      ./decrypt1 encrypt1-res.xml deskey.bin
 * \endcode
 */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>

#include <libxml/tree.h>
#include <libxml/xmlmemory.h>
#include <libxml/parser.h>

#ifndef XMLSEC_NO_XSLT
#include <libxslt/xslt.h>
#include <libxslt/security.h>
#endif /* XMLSEC_NO_XSLT */

#include <xmlsec/xmlsec.h>
#include <xmlsec/xmltree.h>
#include <xmlsec/xmlenc.h>
#include <xmlsec/crypto.h>

int encrypt_file(const char* tmpl_file, const char* key_file,
                 const unsigned char* data, size_t dataSize);
int
main(int argc, char **argv) {
    static const char secret_data[] = "Big secret";
#ifndef XMLSEC_NO_XSLT
    xsltSecurityPrefsPtr xsltSecPrefs = NULL;
#endif /* XMLSEC_NO_XSLT */

    assert(argv);

    if(argc != 3) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: wrong number of arguments.\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <tmpl-file> <key-file>\n", argv[0]);
        return(1);
    }

    /* Init LibXML2 */
    xmlInitParser();
    LIBXML_TEST_VERSION

    /* Init LibXSLT */
#ifndef XMLSEC_NO_XSLT
    /* disable all XSLT file and network access */
    xsltSecPrefs = xsltNewSecurityPrefs();
    xsltSetSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs,  XSLT_SECPREF_READ_FILE,        xsltSecurityForbid);
    xsltSetSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs,  XSLT_SECPREF_WRITE_FILE,       xsltSecurityForbid);
    xsltSetSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs,  XSLT_SECPREF_CREATE_DIRECTORY, xsltSecurityForbid);
    xsltSetSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs,  XSLT_SECPREF_READ_NETWORK,     xsltSecurityForbid);
    xsltSetSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs,  XSLT_SECPREF_WRITE_NETWORK,    xsltSecurityForbid);
    xsltSetDefaultSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs);
#endif /* XMLSEC_NO_XSLT */

    /* Init XMLSec */
    if(xmlSecInit() < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: xmlsec initialization failed.\n");
        return(-1);
    }

    /* Check loaded library version */
    if(xmlSecCheckVersion() != 1) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: loaded xmlsec library version is not compatible.\n");
        return(-1);
    }

    /* Load default crypto engine if we are supporting dynamic
     * loading for xmlsec-crypto libraries. Use the crypto library
     * name ("openssl", "nss", etc.) to load corresponding
     * xmlsec-crypto library.
     */
#ifdef XMLSEC_CRYPTO_DYNAMIC_LOADING
    if(xmlSecCryptoDLLoadLibrary(NULL) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: unable to load default xmlsec-crypto library. Make sure\n"
                        "that you have it installed and check shared libraries path\n"
                        "(LD_LIBRARY_PATH and/or LTDL_LIBRARY_PATH) environment variables.\n");
        return(-1);
    }
#endif /* XMLSEC_CRYPTO_DYNAMIC_LOADING */

    /* Init crypto library */
    if(xmlSecCryptoAppInit(NULL) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: crypto initialization failed.\n");
        return(-1);
    }

    /* Init xmlsec-crypto library */
    if(xmlSecCryptoInit() < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: xmlsec-crypto initialization failed.\n");
        return(-1);
    }

    if(encrypt_file(argv[1], argv[2], BAD_CAST secret_data, strlen(secret_data)) < 0) {
        return(-1);
    }

    /* Shutdown xmlsec-crypto library */
    xmlSecCryptoShutdown();

    /* Shutdown crypto library */
    xmlSecCryptoAppShutdown();

    /* Shutdown XMLSec */
    xmlSecShutdown();

    /* Shutdown LibXSLT / LibXML2*/
#ifndef XMLSEC_NO_XSLT
    xsltFreeSecurityPrefs(xsltSecPrefs);
    xsltCleanupGlobals();
#endif /* XMLSEC_NO_XSLT */
    xmlCleanupParser();

    return(0);
}

/**
 * @brief Encrypts binary data using a DES key and a template file.
 * @details Encrypts binary #data using template from #tmpl_file and DES key from
 * #key_file.
 * @param tmpl_file the encryption template file name.
 * @param key_file the Triple DES key file.
 * @param data the binary data to encrypt.
 * @param dataSize the binary data size.
 * @return 0 on success or a negative value if an error occurs.
 */
int
encrypt_file(const char* tmpl_file, const char* key_file,
             const unsigned char* data, size_t dataSize) {
    xmlDocPtr doc = NULL;
    xmlNodePtr node = NULL;
    xmlSecEncCtxPtr encCtx = NULL;
    int res = -1;

    assert(tmpl_file);
    assert(key_file);
    assert(data);

    /* load template */
    doc = xmlReadFile(tmpl_file, NULL, XML_PARSE_PEDANTIC | XML_PARSE_NONET | XML_PARSE_NOENT);
    if ((doc == NULL) || (xmlDocGetRootElement(doc) == NULL)){
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: unable to parse file \"%s\"\n", tmpl_file);
        goto done;
    }

    /* find start node */
    node = xmlSecFindNode(xmlDocGetRootElement(doc), xmlSecNodeEncryptedData, xmlSecEncNs);
    if(node == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: start node not found in \"%s\"\n", tmpl_file);
        goto done;
    }

    /* create encryption context, we don't need keys manager in this example */
    encCtx = xmlSecEncCtxCreate(NULL);
    if(encCtx == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Error: failed to create encryption context\n");
        goto done;
    }

    /* load DES key, assuming that there is no password */
    encCtx->encKey = xmlSecKeyReadBinaryFile(xmlSecKeyDataDesId, key_file);
    if(encCtx->encKey == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Error: failed to load des key from binary file \"%s\"\n", key_file);
        goto done;
    }

    /* set the key name to the file name; this is only an example */
    if(xmlSecKeySetName(encCtx->encKey, BAD_CAST key_file) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Error: failed to set key name for key from \"%s\"\n", key_file);
        goto done;
    }

    /* encrypt the data */
    if(xmlSecEncCtxBinaryEncrypt(encCtx, node, data, dataSize) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Error: encryption failed\n");
        goto done;
    }

    /* print encrypted data with document to stdout */
    xmlDocDump(stdout, doc);

    /* success */
    res = 0;

done:

    /* cleanup */
    if(encCtx != NULL) {
        xmlSecEncCtxDestroy(encCtx);
    }

    if(doc != NULL) {
        xmlFreeDoc(doc);
    }
    return(res);
}
```

## Template: `encrypt1-tmpl.xml`

```xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
XML Security Library example: Simple encryption template file for encrypt1 example.
-->
<EncryptedData xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    <EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc"/>
    <KeyInfo xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
	<KeyName>deskey.bin</KeyName>
    </KeyInfo>
    <CipherData>
	<CipherValue></CipherValue>
    </CipherData>
</EncryptedData>
```

## Result: `encrypt1-res.xml`

```xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- 
XML Security Library example: Encrypted binary data (encrypt1 example).
-->
<EncryptedData xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    <EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc"/>
    <KeyInfo xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
	<KeyName>deskey.bin</KeyName>
    </KeyInfo>   
    <CipherData>
	<CipherValue>t6JVBMihIgRyiK8AS8AX5NcXTfkdXPTK</CipherValue>
    </CipherData>
</EncryptedData>
```

