django-cryptography-django5
Easily encrypt data in Django - Fork for Django 5 support
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with caution. The package is straightforward to install and use, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem—transparent field-level encryption in Django. However, its Pre-Alpha status and dormant maintenance (no commits since June 2024) mean you should verify it works with your exact Django and Python versions before committing to production. It is suitable for new projects or low-risk deployments where you can tolerate a lack of active support.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, or 5.0 and cryptography 2.0 or later; Python 3.8 or higher.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2024-06-04 with no commits since then—but the package is not archived and carries no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects provided you include the license text and do not claim authorship.
last release 2024-06-04 (801 days) · last repo commit 2024-06-04 · 15 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 500,289 downloads/mo, #6,322 on PyPI
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pip install django-cryptography-django5
from django.db import models
from django_cryptography.fields import encrypt
class MyModel(models.Model):
sensitive_data = encrypt(models.CharField(max_length=50))- Whether the package's Pre-Alpha status reflects active development or abandoned state.
- Whether bi-directional encryption supports queryable lookups or only full-field retrieval.
- Performance characteristics when encrypting large text fields or many records.
What it is and what it does
Django Cryptography wraps the Python cryptography library to add transparent encryption to Django model fields. It lets you mark a field with the encrypt() wrapper, and data is automatically encrypted when saved to the database and decrypted on retrieval—no manual key management in your application code. The package also offers a drop-in replacement for Django's built-in cryptographic primitives, delegating to cryptography as the backend.
The package supports Django 3.2 through 5.0 and Python 3.8–3.12. It depends on Django, cryptography, and django-appconf for configuration. The implementation uses symmetric encryption for bi-directional data access, meaning you can encrypt and decrypt the same field value. However, the project is dormant as of June 2024 with no recent commits, though it remains unarchived and has no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Store personally identifiable information (PII) like email addresses or phone numbers encrypted at rest in a Django database.
- Protect sensitive business data such as API keys or payment tokens in model fields without application-level encryption logic.
- Replace Django's default cryptographic backend with cryptography library's implementation for stronger or more modern algorithms.
- Encrypt user-submitted form data before persisting it to the database in a Django application.
- Comply with data protection regulations by encrypting regulated fields automatically on save.
Worth the install?
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Yes, with caution.
The package is straightforward to install and use, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem—transparent field-level encryption in Django. However, its Pre-Alpha status and dormant maintenance (no commits since June 2024) mean you should verify it works with your exact Django and Python versions before committing to production. It is suitable for new projects or low-risk deployments where you can tolerate a lack of active support.
Install
django-cryptography-django5 on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2024-06-04 with no commits since then—but the package is not archived and carries no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Django 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, or 5.0 and cryptography 2.0 or later; Python 3.8 or higher.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects provided you include the license text and do not claim authorship.
Quickstart
pip install django-cryptography-django5
from django.db import models
from django_cryptography.fields import encrypt
class MyModel(models.Model):
sensitive_data = encrypt(models.CharField(max_length=50))Verify before relying
- Whether the package's Pre-Alpha status reflects active development or abandoned state.
- Whether bi-directional encryption supports queryable lookups or only full-field retrieval.
- Performance characteristics when encrypting large text fields or many records.
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesDjangocryptographydjango-appconf |
| Maintenance | Dormant 801 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 500,289 / month, #6,322 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 2 - Pre-AlphaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 3.2Framework :: Django :: 4.0Framework :: Django :: 5.0Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Security :: Cryptography |
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