# openssl_pkcs7_encrypt

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

openssl_pkcs7_encrypt — Encrypt an S/MIME message

### Description

bool openssl_pkcs7_encrypt ( string `$infile` , string `$outfile` , mixed `$recipcerts` , array `$headers` [, int `$flags` [, int `$cipherid` ]] )

openssl_pkcs7_encrypt() takes the contents of the file named `infile` and encrypts them using an RC2 40-bit cipher so that they can only be read by the intended recipients specified by `recipcerts` .

### Parameters

`infile`

`outfile`

`recipcerts`

  Either a lone X.509 certificate, or an array of X.509 certificates.

`headers`

  `headers` is an array of headers that will be prepended to the data after it has been encrypted.

  `headers` can be either an associative array keyed by header name, or an indexed array, where each element contains a single header line.

`flags`

  `flags` can be used to specify options that affect the encoding process - see PKCS7 constants.

`cipherid`

  Cipher can be selected with `cipherid` .

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
5.0.0 | The `cipherid` parameter was added.

### Examples

Example#1 openssl_pkcs7_encrypt() example

`<?php
// the message you want to encrypt and send to your secret agent
// in the field, known as nighthawk. You have his certificate
// in the file nighthawk.pem
$data = <<<EOD
Nighthawk,
Top secret, for your eyes only!
The enemy is closing in! Meet me at the cafe at 8.30am
to collect your forged passport!
HQ
EOD;
// load key
$key = file_get_contents("nighthawk.pem");
// save message to file
$fp = fopen("msg.txt", "w");
fwrite($fp, $data);
fclose($fp);
// encrypt it
if (openssl_pkcs7_encrypt("msg.txt", "enc.txt", $key,
array("To" => "nighthawk@example.com", // keyed syntax
"From: HQ <hq@example.com>", // indexed syntax
"Subject" => "Eyes only"))) {
// message encrypted - send it!
exec(ini_get("sendmail_path") . " < enc.txt");
}
?>`