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# openssl_private_decrypt

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

openssl_private_decrypt -- Decrypts data with private key

## Description

bool openssl_private_decrypt ( string data, string &decrypted, mixed key [, int padding] )

openssl_private_decrypt() decrypts data that was previous encrypted via openssl_public_encrypt() and stores the result into decrypted. key must be the private key corresponding that was used to encrypt the data. padding defaults to `OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING`, but can also be one of `OPENSSL_SSLV23_PADDING`, `OPENSSL_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`, `OPENSSL_NO_PADDING`.

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

You can use this function e.g. to decrypt data which were supposed only to you.

See also openssl_public_encrypt() and openssl_public_decrypt().

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