Encrypt URl for QR Code

Question

Jassim Al Rahma 1,616

Hi,

I have the following URL:

https://www.myapp.com/send.php?id=1111&sector=2222&auth=x1x2x3&date=2022-07-19&class=1&ux=1&sv=Y1973

I want to share this using a QR code but because it contains the authentication key so I want to encrypt the entire URL and then decrypt it.

What is the best-recommended way?

kindly help..

Thanks,
Jassim

1 answer

Answer 1

Bruce (SqlWork.com) 77,686 Volunteer Moderator

You should encrypt the the query string parameters and convert to base64url encoded

https://www.myapp.com/send.php?q= SWQxMTExJnNlY3Rvcj0yMjIyJmF1dGg9eDF4MngzJmRhdGU9MjAyMi0wNy0xOSZjbGFzcz0xJnV4PTEmc3Y9WTE5NzM

Jassim Al Rahma 1,616 Reputation points

2022-09-10T17:28:39.707+00:00

what if I want to encrypt and decrypt the entire URL?
Bruce (SqlWork.com) 77,686 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2022-09-10T18:07:48.377+00:00

You can, but then the QR code apps will not call your website. The typical use of a QR code. If you don’t need this feature, and are supplIng your own QR code reading application, a guid that is a key to a persistent store, might be a better solution.