sodium_crypto_box_seal

Anonymous public-key encryption

&reftitle.description; `string` `sodium_crypto_box_seal` `string` `message` `string` `public_key`

Encrypt a message such that only the recipient can decrypt it.

Unlike with `sodium_crypto_box`, you only need to know the recipient's public key to use `sodium_crypto_box_seal`. One consequence of this convenience, however, is that the ciphertext isn't bound to a static public key, and is therefore not authenticated. Hence, anonymous public-key encryption.

`sodium_crypto_box_seal` still provides ciphertext integrity. Just not sender identity authentication.

If you also need sender authentication, the `sodium_crypto_sign` functions are likely the best place to start.

&reftitle.parameters;

`message`

- The message to encrypt.

`public_key`

- The public key that corresponds to the only key that can decrypt the message.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

A ciphertext string in the format of (one-time public key, encrypted message, authentication tag).

&reftitle.examples;

### `sodium_crypto_box_seal` example

    <?php
    $keypair = sodium_crypto_box_keypair();
    $public_key = sodium_crypto_box_publickey($keypair);

    // Obfuscated plaintext to make the example more fun
    $plaintext_b64 = "V3JpdGluZyBzb2Z0d2FyZSBpbiBQSFAgY2FuIGJlIGEgZGVsaWdodCE=";
    $decoded_plaintext = sodium_base642bin($plaintext_b64, SODIUM_BASE64_VARIANT_ORIGINAL);

    $sealed = sodium_crypto_box_seal($decoded_plaintext, $public_key);
    var_dump(base64_encode($sealed));

    $opened = sodium_crypto_box_seal_open($sealed, $keypair);
    var_dump($opened);
    ?>

&example.outputs.similar;

    string(120) "oRBXXAV4iQBrxlV4A21Bord8Yo/D8ZlrIIGNyaRCcGBfpz0map52I3xq6l+CST+1NSgQkbV+HiYyFjXWiWiaCGupGf+zl4bgWj/A9Adtem7Jt3h3emrMsLw="
    string(41) "Writing software in PHP can be a delight!"