# Encrypt your data with MessageEncryptor

DevFeed: [Encrypt your data with MessageEncryptor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/encrypt-your-data-with-messageencryptor-20070.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://jollygoodcode.com/blog/2015/11/17/encrypt-your-data-with-messageencryptor.html>)

Published: 2015-11-17T07:44:55Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Jolly Good Code](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jolly-good-code.md>)

Topics: [Rails](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rails.md>), [openssl](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssl.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>)

Tags: [built-in](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/built-in.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [openssl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssl.md>), [rails](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rails.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains that Rails' built-in MessageEncryptor uses OpenSSL::Cipher to encrypt data and is easy to use.

## Source excerpt

Rails has a built-in class MessageEncryptor which uses OpenSSL::Cipher to perform encryption, and it's easy to use that to encrypt your data.