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Encryption.EncryptContainerAES

Encrypts container value with AES engine in CFB mode.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Encryption 2.9 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes

Deprecated

This function was deprecated. Use Encryption.Cipher instead.

MBS( "Encryption.EncryptContainerAES"; Key; Value { ; iv } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
Key The key you want to use. "Hello"
Value The container value to use. $inputData
iv The initial vector as a text with up to 16 bytes length. "1234567890ABCDEF" Optional

Result

Returns error or encrypted container value.

Description

Encrypts container value with AES engine in CFB mode.
Input must be a container value (picture, file, PDF, movie or whatever you have). The encrypted data is returned as container value without file name.
Keys shorter than 128 bit, 192 bit or 256 bit length are padded with null bytes to right size. This means that only the first 32 characters are used at most.
Deprecated. Please move to Encryption.Cipher for new projects.

Examples

Encrypt and Decrypt:

Set Variable [ $key; Value: "Hello" ]
Set Variable [ $encryptedData; Value: MBS( "Encryption.EncryptContainerAES"; $key; $inputData ) ]
Set Variable [ $decryptedData; Value: MBS( "Encryption.DecryptContainerAES"; $key; $encryptedData ) ]

See also

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 24th February 2026


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