openssl_public_encrypt

Example

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

Description

openssl_public_encrypt() encrypts data with public key and stores the result into crypted. Encrypted data can be decrypted via 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.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.