Description
bool
openssl_public_encrypt ( string data, string &crypted, mixed key [, int padding])
| Warning |
This function is
EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the
name of this function, and anything else documented about this
function may change without notice in a future release of PHP.
Use this function at your own risk. |
openssl_public_encrypt() encrypts data
with public key and stores the result into
crypted. Encrypted data can be decrypted via
openssl_private_decrypt(). padding
defaults to OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING, but can also be
one of OPENSSL_SSLV23_PADDING,
OPENSSL_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING,
OPENSSL_NO_PADDING.
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
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.
See also openssl_private_decrypt() and
openssl_private_encrypt().
