File Vault

Abstract

1. Introduction

This package will automatically register a facade called FileVault. The FileVault facade is using the Laravel Storage and will allow you to specify a disk, just as you would normally do when working with Laravel Storage. All file names/paths that you will have to pass into the package encrypt/decrypt functions are relative to the disk root folder. By default, the local disk is used, but you can either specify a different disk each time you call one of FileVault methods, or you can set the default disk to something else, by publishing this package's config file.

With this package, you can encrypt and decrypt files of any size in your Laravel project. This package uses streams and CBC encryption), encrypting / decrypting a segment of data at a time.

2. Objective

A Laravel package for encrypting and decrypting files of any size

This project demonstrates how PHP, Laravel can be applied to a real-world Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• PHP 7.4+ with a web server (XAMPP / WAMP / LAMP)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• phpMyAdmin (optional)
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/soarecostin/file-vault.git
cd file-vault

composer require soarecostin/file-vault

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add logging and alert notifications (email / Telegram)
• Write a threat model document for the tool
• Package it with Docker for safe lab testing

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Which threat or attack does this project defend against?
2. What detection or protection technique is used and what are its limits?
3. How are false positives and false negatives handled?
4. Which cryptographic algorithms or security standards are involved?
5. What legal and ethical rules apply when testing a tool like this?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by soarecostin and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.