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-A simple encryption endpoint that will encrypt/decrypt your files using a password, as well as a universal salt/iv.
+A simple encryption endpoint that will encrypt/decrypt your files using a password, as well as a universal `salt` and `iv`.
 
 # How to run
-1. To get initial salt/iv values, simply run the `encryptInitEnc` function (it will also encrypt an example string)
-2. Set the salt/iv as env variables
+1. To get initial `salt` and `iv` values, simply run the `encryptInitEnc` function (it will also encrypt an example string)
+2. Set the `salt` and `iv` as env variables
 3. run the program using `node .`