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Warning
From version 24, Crypt is kept for backward compatibility. This function has been replaced with Encrypt.
Encrypts a character string in binary format or in ASCII format.
Remarks:
  • This character string can be decrypted by Decrypt.
  • If the encryption and the decryption are performed on different platforms (encryption in Android and decryption in Windows for example), use EncryptStandard and DecryptStandard. For more details, refer to the "Remarks" paragraph.
// Encrypt a string
Res = Encrypt("My credit card number is 52327453829011", "Password")
// Encode a string in base 64
bufBase64 is Buffer = Encrypt(bufToEncode, "", compressNone + cryptNone, encodeBASE64)
Syntax
<Result> = Encrypt(<String to encrypt> , <Password> [, <Type of encryption> [, <Format of encrypted string>]])
<Result>: Character string
  • Encrypted character string,
  • Empty string ("") if an error occurred. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo.
<String to encrypt>: Character string
Text to encrypt.
<Password>: Character string
Password used to encrypt the character string. This password will be used to decrypt the encrypted string (Decrypt). A long password optimizes the encryption security.
<Type of encryption>: Optional constant (or combination of constants)
Indicates the type of encryption and/or compression:
  • Type of encryption:
    cryptAnsiThe encryption is identical to the one performed in a WINDEV or WEBDEV application. Useful for the applications that encrypt in WINDEV Mobile and that decrypt in WINDEV for example.
    To use this constant, <Format of encrypted string> must correspond to the encodePCS constant.
    Remark: If the cryptAnsi constant is not combined with another constant that specifies the type of encryption, the <Password> parameter is ignored.
    This constant can only be used in WINDEV Mobile for Windows CE.
    cryptFast
    (Default value)
    Priority is given to the encryption speed (algorithm on 128 bits).
    cryptNoneNo encryption is performed
    cryptRC516Priority is given to the encryption security (RC5 algorithm on 16 rounds).
    cryptSecurePriority is given to the encryption security (RC5 algorithm on 128 bits).
  • Type of compression:
    compressLZWThe string will be compressed before it is encrypted.
    compressNone
    (Default value)
    No compression is performed.
    compressShortStringThe string will be compressed via an algorithm optimized for the short character strings. This compression will be effective only if the cryptNone constant is selected and if <Format of encrypted string> corresponds to the encodeNone constant.
<Format of encrypted string>: Optional Integer constant
Indicates the format of encrypted string:
encodeBASE64BASE 64 format. The file is encrypted with the BASE64 algorithm. The encrypted file will be larger (about 30%) than the initial file.
To perform an encoding in base 64, you also have the ability to use Encode associated with the encodeBASE64 or encodeBASE64URL constant.
The base64 format can be used to insert an encrypted file into the email body for example.
encodeNoneBinary format. The encrypted file may contain non-printable characters. The file will be larger (about 4 bytes) than the initial file.
encodePCS
(Default value)
ASCII format. The encrypted file will contain printable characters only. The encrypted file will be larger (about 30%) than the initial file.
This format can be used to insert an encrypted file into the email body for example.
encodeUUEncodeUUEncode format. The file is encrypted with the UUEncode algorithm. The encrypted file will be larger (about 30%) than the initial file.
This format can be used to insert an encrypted file into the email body for example.
Remarks
Reports and Queries

Binary format of an encrypted string

The encrypted string must be handled properly when <Format of encrypted string> corresponds to the encodeNone constant. Indeed, this encrypted string may contain end of string characters. In this case, the string will be truncated by the display operations.
Part of the encrypted information will be lost if:
  1. The encrypted string is displayed in a control.
  2. The value of this control is used for the decryption.
However, no information will be lost if the encrypted string is handled as a string variable.

Encrypting and decrypting an external file

To encrypt/decrypt an external file, use fEncrypt and fDecrypt.
Related Examples:
The encryption functions Unit examples (WEBDEV): The encryption functions
[ + ] This example explains how to use the encryption/decryption functions of WEBDEV. This example allows you to:
- Encrypt a character string
- Decrypt a character string
The encryption functions Unit examples (WINDEV): The encryption functions
[ + ] Using the encryption/decryption functions of WINDEV.
This example is used to:
- Encrypt a character string
- Decrypt a character string
The encryption functions Unit examples (WINDEV Mobile): The encryption functions
[ + ] Using the WLanguage encryption and decryption functions.
This example is used to:
- Encrypt a character string
- Decrypt a character string
WD Evaluation period Training (WINDEV): WD Evaluation period
[ + ] This example explains how to limit the use of an application to a given period (evaluation period).
The following topics are presented in this example:
1/ the protection of an application for a given duration
2/ the management of the registry

Summary of the example supplied with WINDEV:
When this example is started for the first time, it is activated for an evaluation period set to 5 days.
The information regarding the date when it was first started is stored in the registry and a control key is used to check whether this date was not modified by the end user. At the end of the evaluation period, the application is locked, unless the end user provides the code for unlocking the application
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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exemplo com fonte
https://repository.windev.com/resource.awp?file_id=281474976711928;exemplo-cryptografia-descryptografia
Boller
15 Mar. 2024
LINK Exemplos
https://forum.pcsoft.fr/fr-FR/pcsoft.br.windev/4235-comandos-criptografia-descriptografia-para-usar-windev-webdev-windev/read.awp
Boller
15 Mar. 2024
Example Encripta
//https://forum.pcsoft.fr/fr-FR/pcsoft.br.windev/2251-about-cryptstandart-and-uncryptstandart-2254/read.awp

Encripta(St is string, Pw is string)
x is string
i is int
n is int
p is int
j is int
//n0 is int
ok is boolean

p = 0

FOR i = 1 TO Length(St)
p += 1
IF p > Length(Pw) THEN p = 1
j = Asc(Middle(Pw, p, 1)) OR 128
n = Asc(Middle(St, i))

ok = False

WHILE ok = False
n = BinaryXOR(n, j) //encripta...
IF n < 31 THEN //se char de controle
n = (128 + n) //somar 128 e
//GoTo DeNovo //ecripta novamente
ELSE IF n > 127 AND n < 159 THEN //se nesta faixa pode ser char de controle
n = n - 128 //tira 128 e
//GoTo DeNovo //encripta novamente
ELSE
ok = True
END
END
x = x + Charact(n) //concatena string encriptada


END

RESULT x
BOLLER
05 Apr. 2017

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