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OPENSSL_PUBLIC_DECRYPT(3)						 1						 OPENSSL_PUBLIC_DECRYPT(3)

openssl_public_decrypt - Decrypts data with public key

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

DESCRIPTION
       openssl_public_decrypt(3) decrypts $data that was previous encrypted via openssl_private_encrypt(3) and stores the result into $decrypted.

	You can use this function e.g. to check if the message was written by the owner of the private key.

PARAMETERS
	      o $data
		-

	      o $decrypted
		-

	      o $key
		-$key must be the public key corresponding that was used to encrypt the data.

	      o $padding
		-$padding can be one of OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING, OPENSSL_NO_PADDING.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

SEE ALSO
       openssl_private_encrypt(3), openssl_private_decrypt(3).

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