openssl_public_encrypt

openssl_public_encrypt

Encrypts data with public key

bool **openssl_public_encrypt** string $data string $encrypted_data  $public_key int $padding  $digest_algo

encrypts 

with public and stores the result into . Encrypted data can be decrypted via . openssl_public_encrypt``data``public_key``encrypted_data``openssl_private_decrypt

This function can be used e.g. to encrypt message which can be then read only by owner of the private key. It can be also used to store secure data in database.

data

encrypted_dataThis will hold the result of the encryption.

public_key must be the public key that corresponds to the private key that will be used to decrypt the data. public_key

padding can be one of , , , . padding``OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING``OPENSSL_SSLV23_PADDING``OPENSSL_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING``OPENSSL_NO_PADDING

digest_algoThe digest algorithm for OAEP padding, or null to use the default algorithm.

return.success

openssl_private_encrypt``openssl_private_decrypt