Consider using expo-crypto for crypto instead

[pcowgill]

Consider using expo-crypto for crypto instead of react-native-crypto

Note that the expo-crypto package works in non-Expo React Native apps too.

https://docs.expo.io/versions/latest/sdk/crypto/
https://www.npmjs.com/package/expo-crypto
tradle/react-native-crypto#42

[parshap]

If you believe that's a better solution, I'd be happy to accept a PR.

[pcowgill]

If you believe that's a better solution, I'd be happy to accept a PR.

Great! I'll test it a bit more locally and open a PR if that seems like the way to go.

FYI, the current README on the npm website for expo-crypto is slightly out of date and misleading as of today, until their next release. Here's an issue that has been resolved about that:
expo/expo#6569

TL;DR: expo-crypto works in both "managed" and "bare" Expo apps as well as vanilla React Native apps.

[pcowgill]

I'm wondering about this line from the expo-crypto docs, though: "in an equivalent manner to the Node.js core crypto API"

It may have similar functionality but not attempt to polyfill the API 1:1. I'll keep researching.

[pcowgill]

expo-crypto doesn't have the same API as the node core crypto module, so it won't work for a polyfill solution, at least for now

https://expo.canny.io/feature-requests/p/nodejs-crypto-module-full-features