openssl_pkcs7_decrypt

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

openssl_pkcs7_decrypt — Decrypts an S/MIME encrypted message

Description

openssl_pkcs7_decrypt(
    string $input_filename,
    string $output_filename,
    OpenSSLCertificate|string $certificate,
    OpenSSLAsymmetricKey|OpenSSLCertificate|array|string|null $private_key = null
): bool

Decrypts the S/MIME encrypted message contained in the file specified by input_filename using the certificate and its associated private key specified by certificate and private_key.

Parameters

input_filename

output_filename

The decrypted message is written to the file specified by output_filename.

certificate

private_key

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 private_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.

Examples

Example #1 openssl_pkcs7_decrypt() example

<?php
// $cert and $key are assumed to contain your personal certificate and private
// key pair, and that you are the recipient of an S/MIME message
$infilename = "encrypted.msg"; // this file holds your encrypted message
$outfilename = "decrypted.msg"; // make sure you can write to this file

if (openssl_pkcs7_decrypt($infilename, $outfilename, $cert, $key)) {
echo "decrypted!";
} else {
echo "failed to decrypt!";
}
?>