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Utilities.encryptString

Encrypts a string.

This method has two variants:

• encryptString (Variant 1) encrypts a string using the DES algorithm and a default key.

• encryptString (Variant 2) encrypts a string using the key that you select.

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Utilities.encryptString

Encrypts a string.

Syntax

public static final String
encryptString(String s)

Parameters

s

The string to encrypt.

Description

The encryptString method encrypts a string. The encryption method uses the DES algorithm and a default key.

Returns

Returns the encrypted string. If encryption is not enabled, it returns the original string.

Example

The following code encrypts the string "Attack at dawn":

if (Utilities.cryptoEnabled())
{
  String clear_text = "Attack at dawn.";
  String encrypted_text = Utilities.encryptString(clear_text);
};

See Also

cryptoEnabled , decryptString

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Utilities.encryptString

Encrypts a string using an encryption key that you select.

Syntax

public static final String
encryptString(String s, byte [] key)

Parameters

s

Input. The string to encrypt.

key

A byte array containing byte values that represent the key used by the encryption algorithm. The array should be at least 8 bytes long.

Returns

Returns the encrypted string. If encryption is not enabled, it returns the original string.

See Also

cryptoEnabled , decryptString

 

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