openssl_private_decrypt

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

openssl_private_decrypt — Decrypts data with private key

Description

bool openssl_private_decrypt ( string $data , string &$decrypted , mixed $key [, int $padding = OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING ] )

openssl_private_decrypt() decrypts data that was previous encrypted via openssl_public_encrypt() and stores the result into decrypted.

You can use this function e.g. to decrypt data which were supposed only to you.

Parameters

data

decrypted

key

key must be the private key corresponding that was used to encrypt the data.

padding

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

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

See Also

• openssl_public_encrypt() - Encrypts data with public key
• openssl_public_decrypt() - Decrypts data with public key