🔐 PasswordVault – AES-Encrypted Password Tool (Java)

A simple and secure Java-based password vault that encrypts and decrypts strings using AES-128 encryption.
Perfect for demonstration, learning cryptography in Java, or building your own local password manager.

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✅ Features

• AES encryption using a 16-byte key
• Base64 output for easy readability
• Decryption included for verification
• Fully console-based and platform-independent (Java)
• No external dependencies required

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💻 How It Works

The application encrypts any user-provided password and displays both the encrypted and decrypted values using Java's javax.crypto and Base64 libraries.

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📦 Usage

1. Compile the Java file

javac PasswordVault.java

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2. Run the program

java PasswordVault

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🔐 Secure Password Vault

Enter password to encrypt: mySuperSecret123
Encrypted password: 4T1Gc4b3YZ2Ej1If1hA7RQ==
Decrypted password: mySuperSecret123

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📄 License MIT License – LICENSE