Encryption and decryption approach that prevents exposing clear-text in memory

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed cause a computing device to:

• process a structured input file of clear-text using an input function, the structured input file of clear-text being an unencrypted machine-readable file, and
• create internal data structures of the structured input file of clear-text based on the processing,
• the internal data structures to allow an application to interact with the structured input file of clear-text, and
• encrypt the internal data structures without encrypting the structured input file of clear-text;
• generate an encrypted file of internal data structures, the generating based on the encrypting;
• decrypt the encrypted file of internal data structures to provide decrypted internal data structures;
• store a first decrypted internal data structure from the decrypted internal data structures in a first location;
• and
• store a second decrypted internal data structure from the decrypted internal data structures in a second location, the second location being discontiguous with respect to the first location.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a structured input file of clear-text using an input function,
• the structured input file of clear-text being an unencrypted machine-readable file, and
• the receiving performed using a computing device;
• processing, using the input function, the structured input file of clear-text;
• identifying identifiers in the structured input file, the identifying based on the processing;
• creating internal data structures of the structured input file of clear-text based on the identifying, the internal data structures:
• allowing an application to interact with the structured input file of clear-text, where:
• the application includes a decryption process, and
• representing information derived from the structured input file;
• encrypting the internal data structures without encrypting the structured input file;
• generating an encrypted output file based on the encrypting;
• and
• transmitting the encrypted output file to the decryption process of the application for decryption.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• providing a structured input file to an input function,
• the structured input file being an unencrypted machine-readable file, and
• the providing performed using a corn device;
• processing, using the input function, the structured input file;
• identifying identifiers in the structured input file, the identifying based on the processing;
• creating internal data structures of the structured input file based on the identifying, the internal data structures:
• allowing an application to interact with the structured input file, and
• representing information derived from the structured input file;
• encrypting the internal data structures without encrypting the structured input file;
• and
• generating an encrypted output file using an output function executing on the computing device, the generating based on the encrypting.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed cause a computing device to:

• process a structured input file of clear-text using an input function, the structured input file of clear-text being an unencrypted machine-readable file;
• identify identifiers in the structured input file of clear-text, the identifying based on the processing;
• create internal data structures of the structured input file of clear-text based on the identifying, the internal data structures:
• allowing an application to interact with the structured input file of clear-text, and
• representing information derived from the structured input file of clear-text;
• encrypt the internal data structures without encrypting the structured input file of clear-text,
• generate an encrypted output file, the generating based on the encrypting;
• and
• transmit the encrypted output file to a decryption process of the application for decryption.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• processing a structured input file of clear-text on a first computing device,
• the structured input file of clear-text being an unencrypted machine-readable file, and
• the processing performed using a computing device;
• identifying identifiers in the structured input file of clear-text, the identifying based on the processing;
• creating internal data structures of the structured input file of clear-text based on the identifying, the internal data structures:
• allowing an application to interact with the structured input file of clear-text, and
• representing information derived from the structured input file of clear-text;
• generating a serialized and encrypted output file with the first computing device from the internal data structures without encrypting the structured input file of clear-text;
• and
• transmitting the serialized and encrypted output file to a second computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed cause one or more computing device to:

• process a structured input file of clear-text on a first computing device,
• the structured input file of clear-text being an unencrypted machine-readable file;
• identify identifiers in the structured input file of clear-text, the identifying on the processing,
• create internal data structures of the structured input file of clear-text based on the identifying, the internal data structures:
• allowing an application to interact with the structured input file of clear-text, and
• representing information derived from the structured input file of clear-text;
• generate a serialized and encrypted output file on the first computing device from the internal data structures without encrypting the structured input file of clear-text;
• and
• transmit the serialized and encrypted output file to at least a second computing device, the second computer being operable to decrypt the output file.