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sodium_crypto_aead_aes256gcm_decrypt

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sodium_crypto_aead_aes256gcm_decryptVerify then decrypt a message with AES-256-GCM

Description

sodium_crypto_aead_aes256gcm_decrypt(
 string $ciphertext,
 string $additional_data,
 string $nonce,
 string $key
): string|false

Verify then decrypt with AES-256-GCM. Only available if sodium_crypto_aead_aes256gcm_is_available() returns true.

Parameters

ciphertext

Must be in the format provided by sodium_crypto_aead_aes256gcm_encrypt() (ciphertext and tag, concatenated).

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. 12 bytes long.

key

Encryption key (256-bit).

Return Values

Returns the plaintext on success, or false on failure.

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