Well Architected Sydney Demo

Demo for Well Architected Sydney meetup on August 14, 2025.

This project demonstrates encrypted data storage and querying with CipherStash Protect.js and Amazon DynamoDB.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• AWS credentials configured for DynamoDB access
• CipherStash account

Installation

npm install

Running the Demo

Quick Start

Run the complete demo pipeline:

SETUP=true npm run dev

This will:

1. Set up DynamoDB tables (if SETUP environment variable is set)
2. Insert encrypted user data into the database
3. Run query examples

Individual Commands

Setup DynamoDB tables:

npm run setup

Insert encrypted user data:

npm run insert

Query encrypted data:

npm run query

Query with specific email:

node index.js alice@example.com

Format code:

npm run format

What This Demo Shows

• Encrypting user data with CipherStash Protect
• Storing encrypted data in DynamoDB
• Querying encrypted data while maintaining searchability
• Decrypting results for application use

License

MIT