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instance method

OpenSSL::PKey::RSA#public_encrypt

rsa.public_encrypt(string) => String
rsa.public_encrypt(string, padding) => String

Encrypt string with the public key. padding defaults to PKCS1_PADDING. The encrypted string output can be decrypted using private_decrypt.