attr-encrypted/attr_encrypted

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2018 stars · 418 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Ruby gem that generates attr_accessors which transparently encrypt and decrypt attributes on any Ruby class. It integrates with ActiveRecord and Sequel for database persistence of encrypted columns.

Use cases

• encrypt sensitive fields like SSNs in Rails models
• transparently encrypt and decrypt attributes in Ruby classes
• store encrypted columns in ActiveRecord or Sequel
• encrypt user data at rest in a database
• add field-level encryption to an existing Ruby app
• encrypt attributes with per-attribute IV AES-GCM

When to choose

• you need transparent attribute-level encryption in Ruby with ActiveRecord or Sequel
• you want encrypted columns with minimal code changes
• you need per-attribute IV encryption with AES-GCM

When to avoid

• you need full-database or disk-level encryption instead of field-level
• you are not using Ruby
• you need searchable or queryable encrypted fields

Facets

library · maturity active

cryptography security orm serialization security databases developer-tools privacy ruby jvm encryption active-record sequel transparent-encryption gem attribute-encryption

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