docs/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-cryptography/local-storage.md

type	title	linkTitle	description
docs	Local storage	Local storage	Detailed information on the local storage cryptography component

Component format

The purpose of this component is to load keys from a local directory. The component accepts as input the name of a folder, and loads keys from there. Each key is in its own file, and when users request a key with a given name, Dapr will load the file with that name.

{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}} This component uses the cryptographic engine in Dapr to perform operations. Although keys are never exposed to your application, Dapr has access to the raw key material.

{{% /alert %}}

A Dapr crypto.yaml component file has the following structure:

apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: mycrypto
spec:
  type: crypto.localstorage
  metadata:
    version: v1
    - name: path
      value: fixtures/crypto/localstorage/

{{% alert title="Warning" color="warning" %}} The above example uses secrets as plain strings. It is recommended to use a secret store for the secrets, as described [here]({{< ref component-secrets.md >}}). {{% /alert %}}

Spec metadata fields

Field	Required	Details	Example
path	Y	Folder containing the keys to be loaded. When loading a key, the name of the key will be used as name of the file in this folder.	/path/to/folder

Related links

[Cryptography building block]({{< ref cryptography >}})