laravel-db-encrypter

Encrypted values are stored as plain text and typically consume more space than unencrypted values.

Recommendations:

• Alter your table columns to the TEXT type to ensure enough space for the encrypted string.
• If using VARCHAR or CHAR, verify that the column length is sufficient to hold the encrypted output.

Note on existing data: If you add attributes to the $encryptable array in an existing model, unencrypted data currently in the database will be returned as-is. Once you save those values, they will be encrypted and function normally.

To encrypt and decrypt model attributes, follow these steps:

1. Import and use the betterapp\LaravelDbEncrypter\Traits\EncryptableDbAttribute trait within your Eloquent model.
2. Define a protected $encryptable array containing the names of the attributes you want to encrypt.

You can still use Laravel's native $casts property to cast the decrypted values (e.g., to datetime or integer) after they have been decrypted by the trait.

use betterapp\LaravelDbEncrypter\Traits\EncryptableDbAttribute;

class Client extends Eloquent {
    use EncryptableDbAttribute;
   
    /** @var array The attributes that should be encrypted/decrypted */
    protected $encryptable = [
        'id_number', 
        'email',
    ];
}

Install the package using Composer. Choose the version compatible with your Laravel installation:

$ composer require betterapp/laravel-db-encrypter