sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_ietf_encrypt
Encrypt a message
Description
string sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_ietf_encrypt(
#[\SensitiveParameter]string $message,
string $additional_data,
string $nonce,
#[\SensitiveParameter]string $key
)
The IETF variant uses 96-bit nonces and 32-bit internal counters, instead of 64-bit for both.
Parameters
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message
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The plaintext message to encrypt.
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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.
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nonce
-
A number that must be only used once, per message. 12 bytes long.
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key
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Encryption key (256-bit).
Return Values
Returns the ciphertext and tag on success, or false on failure.