SetEncryptionKey

Syntax

SetEncryptionKey <keydata>

Description

Set the encryption key for a subsequent encryption or decryption operation.

Parameters

<keydata>

The data to be used as the encryption key.

Remarks

The key set by this statement can be used with a subsequent Encrypt, Decrypt, RC4Encrypt, or RC4Decrypt statement.

RC4Encrypt and RC4Decrypt use 128-bit RC4 encryption. Encrypt and Decrypt use a P1 Systems Incorporated proprietary 32-bit encryption scheme.

The encryption result is non-printable binary data that is the same length as the source data.

The encryption key must be set before every encryption or decryption operation using SetEncryptionKey.

Example

Global plainText = "The plain text."
Global secret
Global decryption

SetEncryptionKey "mykey"
Encrypt SourceData=plainText Result=secret
MessageBox Title="Encrypted text" Text=secret

SetEncryptionKey "mykey"
Decrypt SourceData=secret Result=decryption
MessageBox Title="Decrypted text" Text=decryption

The above example displays the plaintext in a message box followed by the decryption of that data in another message box.