# ALG_AES_256_GCM

> `const` **ALG\_AES\_256\_GCM**: `3` = `3`

Defined in: [packages/filecoin-encryption-envelope/src/constants.ts:14](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/bc8a4b093324ccef9b407251fcf4e91823c6f599/packages/filecoin-encryption-envelope/src/constants.ts#L14)

Whole-object AES-256-GCM, one AEAD operation over the entire plaintext. Not seekable.