aeadStartEncrypt

CryptoSys API Library Manual

aeadStartEncrypt

Start authenticated encryption (in incremental mode).

Syntax

[VBA]

Public Function aeadStartEncrypt ( _
    hContext As Long _
) As Long

Parameters

hContext: Handle to the AEAD context set up by an earlier call to aeadInitKey.

Return Value

Long: Zero (0) on success, or a nonzero error code (use apiErrorLookup to check).

Remarks

May be followed by zero or more calls to aeadUpdate to encrypt data in chunks. Must eventually be followed by aeadFinishEncrypt. Returns MISUSE_ERROR if called out of sequence.

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