mcrypt_decrypt

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Decrypts crypttext with given parameters

string mcrypt_decrypt ( string $cipher, string $key, string $data, string $mode [, string $iv ] )

Decrypts the data and returns the unencrypted data.

Parameters:

cipher

One of the MCRYPT_ciphername constants, or the name of the algorithm as string.

key

The key with which the data was encrypted. If the provided key size is not supported by the cipher, the function will emit a warning and return FALSE

data

The data that will be decrypted with the given cipher and mode. If the size of the data is not n * blocksize, the data will be padded with '\0'.

mode

One of the MCRYPT_MODE_modename constants, or one of the following strings: "ecb", "cbc", "cfb", "ofb", "nofb" or "stream".

Used for the initialization in CBC, CFB, OFB modes, and in some algorithms in STREAM mode. If the provided IV size is not supported by the chaining mode or no IV was provided, but the chaining mode requires one, the function will emit a warning and return FALSE.

Returns:

Returns the decrypted data as a string or FALSE on failure.

Changelog:

5.6.0

Invalid key and iv sizes are no longer accepted. mcrypt_decrypt() will now throw a warning and return FALSE if the inputs are invalid. Previously keys and IVs were padded with '\0' bytes to the next valid size.