code: def _decrypt_ciphertext(cipher, translate_newlines=False):
      '''
      Given a blob of ciphertext as a bytestring, try to decrypt
      the cipher and return the decrypted string. If the cipher cannot be
      decrypted, log the error, and return the ciphertext back out.
      '''
      if translate_newlines:
          cipher = cipher.replace(r'\n', '\n')
      if hasattr(cipher, 'encode'):
          cipher = cipher.encode(__salt_system_encoding__)
  
      # Decryption
      data_key = _base64_plaintext_data_key()
      plain_text = fernet.Fernet(data_key).decrypt(cipher)
      if hasattr(plain_text, 'decode'):
          plain_text = plain_text.decode(__salt_system_encoding__)
      return six.text_type(plain_textf _decrypt_ciphertext(cipher, translate_newlines=False):
      '''
      Given a blob of ciphertext as a bytestring, try to decrypt
      the cipher and return the decrypted string. If the cipher cannot be
      decrypted, log the error, and return the ciphertext back out.
      '''
      if translate_newlines:
          cipher = cipher.replace(r'\n', '\n')
      if hasattr(cipher, 'encode'):
          cipher = cipher.encode(__salt_system_encoding__)
  
      # Decryption
      data_key = _base64_plaintext_data_key()
      plain_text = fernet.Fernet(data_key).decrypt(cipher)
      if hasattr(plain_text, 'decode'):
          plain_text = plain_text.decode(__salt_system_encoding__)
      return six.text_type(plain_text)
docs: Given a blob of ciphertext as a bytestring, try to decrypt
      the cipher and return the decrypted string. If the cipher cannot be
      decrypted, log the error, and return the ciphertext back out.