sodium_crypto_aead_aegis256_encrypt

Encrypt then authenticate a message with AEGIS-256

Description

string sodium_crypto_aead_aegis256_encrypt(
    #[\SensitiveParameter]string $message,
    string $additional_data,
    string $nonce,
    #[\SensitiveParameter]string $key
)

Encrypt then authenticate a message with AEGIS-256.

Parameters

message
The plaintext message to encrypt.
additional_data
Additional, authenticated data. This is used in the verification of the authentication tag appended to the ciphertext, but it is not encrypted or stored in the ciphertext.
nonce
A number that must be only used once, per message.
key
Encryption key (256-bit).

Return Values

Returns the ciphertext and authentication tag as a string of raw binary bytes.

See Also

  • sodium_crypto_aead_aegis256_decrypt
  • sodium_crypto_aead_aegis256_keygen