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    fetch("https://sumantsinha.com/form", {
        method: "POST",
        headers: {
            "Content-Type": "application/json",
            "X-CSRF-TOKEN": document.querySelector('input[name=_token]').value
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({ encryptedData: JSON.stringify(encryptedPayload) }) // Send encrypted JSON
    })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => {
    console.log("Server Response:", data);

    // Check if the request was successful
    if (data.success) {
        alert("Form submitted successfully!");
        document.getElementById("join_us").reset(); // Reset the form
        grecaptcha.reset(); // Reset reCAPTCHA (v2)
    } else {
        alert("Submission failed! " + (data.message || "Please try again."));
    }
})
    .catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));
});

// Function to encrypt data using AES-CBC
async function encryptAES(plainText, key, iv) {
    const encoder = new TextEncoder();
    const encodedData = encoder.encode(plainText);

    const cryptoKey = await window.crypto.subtle.importKey(
        "raw",
        new Uint8Array(key), // ✅ Convert key to Uint8Array
        { name: "AES-CBC" },
        false,
        ["encrypt"]
    );

    const encrypted = await window.crypto.subtle.encrypt(
        { name: "AES-CBC", iv },
        cryptoKey,
        encodedData
    );

    return btoa(String.fromCharCode(...new Uint8Array(encrypted))); // Convert encrypted data to Base64
}

// Function to fetch encryption key securely from backend
async function getEncryptionKey() {
    // Make API call to get the key (avoid hardcoding in JS)
    const response = await fetch('/api/encryption-key');
    const result = await response.json();
     if (!result.key) return null;

    return base64ToUint8Array(result.key); // Convert Base64 string to Uint8Array
}

// Convert Base64 to Uint8Array
function base64ToUint8Array(base64) {
    const binaryString = atob(base64);
    const bytes = new Uint8Array(binaryString.length);
    for (let i = 0; i < binaryString.length; i++) {
        bytes[i] = binaryString.charCodeAt(i);
    }
    return bytes;
}

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let timeout, alertTimeout;

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    document.getElementById("join_us").reset(); // Reset form
    location.reload(); // Reload page
}

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}

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}

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    startTimeout();
}

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document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", startTimeout);

// Listen for user activity to reset the timer
document.addEventListener("mousemove", resetTimer);
document.addEventListener("keydown", resetTimer);
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