From 044784b6bdfbf29b5555a6900a632406b128babc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clach04 Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 17:36:48 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Fix wording from 'characters' to 'bytes' in README --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fa6571d..0a781c2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ If the app didn't work after upgrade, uninstall and install it again. Because Simple Text Crypt uses standard algorithms, you can decrypt your data with any other apps too. Follow these steps. -The first `16` characters of the encrypted string is the IV. It's encoded with Base64. Extract that +The first `16` bytes of the encrypted string is the IV. It's encoded with Base64. Extract that from the string and decode it from Base64 to bytes. You need use Argon2 algorithm to derive a key from your passphrase. With the following arguments: @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Cost In Iterations: 5 Cost In Memory: 64 * 1024 ``` -Remove the first `16` characters (IV) from the encrypted string. Pass the rest to your AES +Remove the first `16` bytes (IV) from the encrypted string. Pass the rest to your AES decryption function. The AES arguments are as follows: ```