sodium_crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_encrypt
(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8)
sodium_crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_encrypt — (Preferred) Encrypt then authenticate with XChaCha20-Poly1305
Description
string
$message,string
$additional_data,string
$nonce,string
$key): string
Encrypt then authenticate with XChaCha20-Poly1305 (eXtended-nonce variant).
Generally, XChaCha20-Poly1305 is the best of the provided AEAD modes to use.
Parameters
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message -
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. 24 bytes long. This is a large enough bound to generate randomly (i.e. random_bytes()).
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key -
Encryption key (256-bit).
Return Values
Returns the ciphertext and tag on success, or false on failure.
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