How do I encrypt a string variable using Fernet encryption

Question

Hello I am trying to encrypt this variable using the Fernet method from the cryptogrphy module.

MedicalInfo=("Garlic Phobia")
EcryptMedInfo= Ecy.encrypt(MedicalInfo)
print(EcryptMedInfo)

However I keep receiving this error message:

TypeError: data must be bytes.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7585435/best-way-to-convert-string-to-bytes-in-python-3 — kelalaka, Dec 28 '18 at 08:40

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 28 '18 at 08:41

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Try the following.

MedicalInfo=("Garlic Phobia")
b = bytes(MedicalInfo, 'utf-8')
EcryptMedInfo= Ecy.encrypt(b)
print(EcryptMedInfo)

answered Dec 28 '18 at 08:41

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