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Progress 4GL Reference

DECRYPT function

Converts encrypted data (a binary byte stream) to its original source format, and returns a MEMPTR containing the decrypted data.

Note: You must use the same cryptographic algorithm, initialization vector, and encryption key values to encrypt and decrypt the same data instance.

Syntax

DECRYPT ( data-to-decrypt [ , encrypt-key [ , iv-value [ , algorithm ] ] ] )

data-to-decrypt

The encrypted data to decrypt. The value may be of type RAW or MEMPTR.

encrypt-key

An optional RAW expression that evaluates to the encryption key (a binary value) originally used to encrypt the specified data. If you specify the Unknown value (?), the current value of the SYMMETRIC-ENCRYPTION-KEY attribute is used. If the value of the SYMMETRIC-ENCRYPTION-KEY attribute is also the Unknown value (?), Progress generates a runtime error.

Progress compares the size of the specified encryption key to the key size specified by the cryptographic algorithm. If the key sizes are inconsistent, Progress generates a runtime error.

You can use the GENERATE-PBE-KEY function to regenerate the same encryption key originally used to encrypt the specified data as long as you specify the same password string, hash algorithm, number of iterations, and salt value.

Note: Do not use the GENERATE-RANDOM-KEY function to generate this encryption key. The random key it generates will always be different than the key originally used to encrypt the specified data.

You are responsible for generating, storing, and transporting this value.

iv-value

An optional RAW expression that evaluates to the initialization vector value to use with the specified encryption key in the original encryption operation. If you specify the Unknown value (?), the current value of the SYMMETRIC-ENCRYPTION-IV attribute is used.

algorithm

An optional CHARACTER expression that evaluates to the name of the symmetric cryptographic algorithm originally used to encrypt the specified data instance. If you specify the Unknown value (?), the current value of the SYMMETRIC-ENCRYPTION-ALGORITHM attribute is used.

For a list the supported cryptographic algorithms, see the SYMMETRIC-SUPPORT attribute reference entry.

See also

ENCRYPT function, SECURITY-POLICY system handle