# ALG_AES_256_GCM

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

Defined in: [packages/filecoin-encryption-envelope/src/constants.ts:43](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/4fe24ea1c76c9b1fa1489b7cdbb1cc279bd2576a/packages/filecoin-encryption-envelope/src/constants.ts#L43)

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