sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_decrypt

PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8
sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_decrypt - Verify then decrypt with ChaCha20-Poly1305
Manual

sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_decrypt(
     string$ciphertext,
     string$additional_data,
     string$nonce,
     string$key
): string|false

Verify then decrypt with ChaCha20-Poly1305.

Parameters

ciphertext

Must be in the format provided by sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_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. 8 bytes long.

key

Encryption key (256-bit).

Return Values

Returns the plaintext on success, or false on failure.

Function sodium_crypto_aead_chacha20poly1305_decrypt:

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