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^GnuPG FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

gnupg_decryptverify

(PECL gnupg >= 0.2)

gnupg_decryptverify — Decrypts and verifies a given text

Description

function gnupg_decryptverify(resource $identifier, string $text, string &$plaintext): array|false

Decrypts and verifies a given text and returns information about the signature.

Parameters

identifier

The gnupg identifier, from a call to gnupg_init() or gnupg.

text

The text being decrypted.

plaintext

The parameter plaintext gets filled with the decrypted text.

Return Values

On success, this function returns information about the signature and fills the plaintext parameter with the decrypted text. On failure, this function returns false.

Examples

Example #1 Procedural gnupg_decryptverify() example

<?php
$plaintext = "";
$res = gnupg_init();
gnupg_adddecryptkey($res,"8660281B6051D071D94B5B230549F9DC851566DC","test");
$info = gnupg_decryptverify($res,$text,$plaintext);
print_r($info);
?>

Example #2 OO gnupg_decryptverify() example

<?php
$plaintext = "";
$gpg = new gnupg();
$gpg->adddecryptkey("8660281B6051D071D94B5B230549F9DC851566DC","test");
$info = $gpg->decryptverify($text,$plaintext);
print_r($info);
?>


<gnupg_decryptgnupg_deletekey>
^GnuPG FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026