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Produce the same result from nodejs encryption and Java encryption


In NodeJS this code produces this output: 'e5bd405394d639af20d072364b57ec7c'

var key = 'gustavo'
var src = 'arellano'

var cipher = crypto.createCipher("aes-128-ecb", key)
var result = cipher.update(src).toString('hex');
result += cipher.final().toString('hex');
console.log(result)

Now, in Java, I have this method:

private static String encrypt(String source) throws Exception {
    byte[] input = source.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    
    MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
    byte[] thedigest = md.digest("gustavo".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
    SecretKeySpec skc = new SecretKeySpec(thedigest, "AES");
    Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding");
    cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, skc);
    
    byte[] cipherText = new byte[cipher.getOutputSize(input.length)];
    int ctLength = cipher.update(input, 0, input.length, cipherText, 0);
    ctLength += cipher.doFinal(cipherText, ctLength);

    return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(cipherText);
}

But, encrypt("arellano") returns "5b1AU5TWOa8g0HI2S1fsfA=="

How can I adjust the Java code for me to obtain the string that NodeJS is giving me?


Solution

    1. Both Strings are "equivalent" for sure. I do not need to check that.
    2. The question was: What do I need to change in my java code to produce the same result?.

    The right answer is: Use this line of code:

        return String.format("%040x", new BigInteger(1, cipherText));
    

    Instead of:

        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(cipherText);
    

    That's it.

    Thanks everyone for your help.