base64 encryption - PHP and ASP

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Is it possible to encrypt data in ASP and decrypt it in PHP? I will be writing an application in PHP that will take data from an SQL server database that has been encrypted by another application in ASP. We therefore need to use the same encryption/decryption method. Is this possible?

You do know that base64 is not an encryption method, but an encoding method, right? — Rowland Shaw
– Rowland Shaw, Commented Jan 20, 2012 at 12:51
A simple edit changing "crypt" to "code" would make this a somewhat useful question and possibly halt the down-voting. — Herbert
– Herbert, Commented Jan 20, 2012 at 13:10

davidethell · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-20 12:53:35Z

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As mentioned in the comments, base64 is not encryption, but encoding. It can be a great way to encode binary objects for transport and storage.

The answer is, yes, if you use base64 encoding in ASP and store the value in the DB, you will be able to use base64_decode in PHP and get the original data back out.

answered Jan 20, 2012 at 12:53

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 20:29:45Z

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Is it possible to encrypt data in ASP and decrypt it in PHP?

Of course.

We therefore need to use the same encrypt / decrypt method. Is this possible?

Yes

base64 encryption

base64 is an encoding scheme, it isn't encryption. PHP has base64 functions.

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