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instance method

OpenSSL::PKey::RSA#private_decrypt

(::String data, ?::Integer padding) -> ::String
rsa.private_decrypt(string) → String
rsa.private_decrypt(string, padding) → String

Decrypt string, which has been encrypted with the public key, with the private key. padding defaults to PKCS1_PADDING, which is known to be insecure but is kept for backwards compatibility.

Deprecated in version 3.0. Consider using PKey::PKey#encrypt and PKey::PKey#decrypt instead.

See also #private? #private_encrypt #params #public? also in 4.1 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0