From 18c0299aab07580e0dc1cf3348a195af4302792e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: shinigami-eyes <43276258+shinigami-eyes@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:18:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add comment --- extension/background.ts | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/extension/background.ts b/extension/background.ts index f559bbd..5ee6847 100644 --- a/extension/background.ts +++ b/extension/background.ts @@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ async function encryptSubmission(plainObj: any): Promise { hash: 'SHA-256' }, false, ['encrypt']); + // Since asymmetric encryption only supports limited data size, we encrypt data symmetrically + // and then protect the symmetric key asymmetrically. const symmetricKey = await crypto.subtle.generateKey( { name: 'AES-CBC',