Wraps

Wraps are a serialization protocol for “wrapped” data. Examples of wrapped data includes encrypted or signed data. Note that Wraps themselves can be wrapped, so content could be encrypted and then signed, etc.

This module exposes an API for processing Wrap values and transforming them across three different states, which are WrappedBuffer, Wrapped, & Unwrapped.

• WrapBuffer: A serialized wrapped value, existing as a buffer.
• Wrapped: A deserialized wrapped value, existing as a JS object.
• Unwrapped: An unwrapped value, existing as a JS object.

This module also provides a Codec to enable automatic unwrap and verification for Wraps embedded in Files.

The wrap system is flexible and can be extended via the instance config.