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<h1 class="refname">openssl_public_encrypt</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">openssl_public_encrypt</span> — <span class="dc-title">Encrypts data with public key </span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">bool</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>openssl_public_encrypt</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$data</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter reference">&$crypted</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$key</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$padding</code><span class="initializer"> = OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING</span></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
<span class="function"><strong>openssl_public_encrypt()</strong></span> encrypts <em><code class="parameter">data</code></em>
with public <em><code class="parameter">key</code></em> and stores the result into
<em><code class="parameter">crypted</code></em>. Encrypted data can be decrypted via
<span class="function"><a href="function.openssl-private-decrypt.html" class="function">openssl_private_decrypt()</a></span>.
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<p class="para">
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.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.openssl-public-encrypt-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">data</code></em></span>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">crypted</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
This will hold the result of the encryption.
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">key</code></em></span>
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<p class="para">
The public key.
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">padding</code></em></span>
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<em><code class="parameter">padding</code></em> can be one of
<strong><code>OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING</code></strong>,
<strong><code>OPENSSL_SSLV23_PADDING</code></strong>,
<strong><code>OPENSSL_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code></strong>,
<strong><code>OPENSSL_NO_PADDING</code></strong>.
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</dd>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.openssl-public-encrypt-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong> on success or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on failure.
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.openssl-public-encrypt-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.openssl-private-encrypt.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">openssl_private_encrypt()</a> - Encrypts data with private key</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.openssl-private-decrypt.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">openssl_private_decrypt()</a> - Decrypts data with private key</span></li>
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