PCK Encrypt Decrypt (Chrome Extension)

This folder contains the Chrome Extension of PCK Encrypt Decrypt.
See the main readme of PCK Encrypt Decrypt here:
https://github.com/philipckwan/pck_encrypt_decrypt/tree/main

PCK Encrypt Decrypt is an encryption and decryption tool.
It supports (1) Linux as a shell script, (2) Windows as a powershell script, and (3) has a Chrome Extension to run on web browser.
It can encrypt and decrypt part of a text file.

To run this Chrome Extension in Developer mode

If you want to install this Chrome Extension directly from this repository, you will have to use the "Load Unpack" function.
Please see the instructions below:
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/getstarted/development-basics/#load-unpacked

Installation

Here is a short summary:

1. Download this project (i.e. as a zip file) and unzip it. Or, you may use Git command "git clone" to clone this project
   
2. Locate the Chrome Extension folder, which is this folder "ce-pck_encrypt_decrypt". This will be the directory to load to Chrome Extension
   
3. Open Chrome, go to "chrome://extensions"
   
4. Enable Developer Mode
   
5. Click on "Load Unpack" and select this folder "ce-pck_encrypt_decrypt"
   

Usage

Once the Chrome extension is installed, you may use it by the following procedures:

1. From your browser, click and highlight a piece of text that you want to encrypt
   
2. Right click to open the context menu, you will see the "PCK Encrypt Decrypt" menu item.
   
3. Hover the mouse to it, and it will bring up 3 sub menu items:
   

• Encrypt (clipboard) - this will bring up the password prompt dialog, you will enter the password twice to confirm the encryption
  
• Decrypt (clipboard) - this will bring up the password prompt dialog, you will enter the password once to decrypt
  
• Launch app - this will launch a sepearate page where you can freely enter text and password to encrypt and decrypt
  

Encrypt

First select the text to be encrypted, then launch the "Encrypt (clipboard)" menu item.



Enter the password twice to confirm the encryption.



Upon successful encryption, the results will be saved to the clipboard. You may paste it out to check

Decrypt

First select the text to be decrypt, then launch the "Decrypt (clipboard)" menu item.



Enter the password to confirm the decryption.



Upon successful decryption, the results will be saved to the clipboard. You may paste it out to check

Launch app

Launching the app provides more flexibility for you to freely input text to encrypt and decrypt.



At the app, you are free to encrypt and decrypt text, swap the input and results.
You may also select the encryption security, from 1 the lowest, to 9 the highest. Default is 5.