DecryptFile(String,String,String,String) Method

Decrypt a file

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Sub DecryptFile( _
   ByVal encryptedSourceFilePath As String, _
   ByVal decryptedFilePath As String, _
   ByVal privateKeyFile As String, _
   ByVal password As String _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As PgpEncryptorDecryptor
Dim encryptedSourceFilePath As String
Dim decryptedFilePath As String
Dim privateKeyFile As String
Dim password As String
 
instance.DecryptFile(encryptedSourceFilePath, decryptedFilePath, privateKeyFile, password)

public void DecryptFile( 
   string encryptedSourceFilePath,
   string decryptedFilePath,
   string privateKeyFile,
   string password
)

public:
void DecryptFile( 
   String^ encryptedSourceFilePath,
   String^ decryptedFilePath,
   String^ privateKeyFile,
   String^ password
)

Parameters

encryptedSourceFilePath: The encrypted source file
decryptedFilePath: The decrypted destination file
privateKeyFile: The private key file path
password: The password

Example

C#
VB.NET

PgpEncryptorDecryptor pgpEncryptorDecryptor = new PgpEncryptorDecryptor(); //Trial Mode
//PgpEncryptorDecryptor pgpEncryptorDecryptor = new PgpEncryptorDecryptor("place user name here", "place license key here"); //License Mode
 
// we need to generate the keys first if we haven't got them already
string username = "username";
string password = "password";
string directoryForKeys = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
string publicKeyFilePath = Path.Combine(directoryForKeys, "public.asc");
string privateKeyFilePath = Path.Combine(directoryForKeys, "private.asc");
 
pgpEncryptorDecryptor.GenerateKeyPairFiles(username, password, publicKeyFilePath, privateKeyFilePath);
 
//Create a test file
string directoryForFiles = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
string inputFilePath = Path.Combine(directoryForFiles, "input.txt");
File.WriteAllText(inputFilePath, "This is a test");
 
string encryptedFilePath = Path.Combine(directoryForFiles, "encrypted.pgp");
bool armor = true;
 
pgpEncryptorDecryptor.EncryptFile(inputFilePath, encryptedFilePath, publicKeyFilePath, armor);
 
// decrypt file         
string decryptedFilePath = Path.Combine(directoryForFiles, "decrypted.txt");
pgpEncryptorDecryptor.DecryptFile(encryptedFilePath, decryptedFilePath, privateKeyFilePath, "password");

Dim pgpEncryptorDecryptor As New PgpEncryptorDecryptor() 'Trial Mode
'Dim pgpEncryptorDecryptorLicensed As New PgpEncryptorDecryptor("place user name here", "place license key here") //License Mode
 
' we need to generate the keys first if we haven't got them already
Dim username As String = "username"
Dim password As String = "password"
Dim directoryForKeys As String = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
Dim publicKeyFilePath As String = Path.Combine(directoryForKeys, "public.asc")
Dim privateKeyFilePath As String = Path.Combine(directoryForKeys, "private.asc")
 
pgpEncryptorDecryptor.GenerateKeyPairFiles(username, password, publicKeyFilePath, privateKeyFilePath)
 
'Create a test file
Dim directoryForFiles As String = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
Dim inputFilePath As String = Path.Combine(directoryForFiles, "input.txt")
File.WriteAllText(inputFilePath, "This is a test")
 
Dim encryptedFilePath As String = Path.Combine(directoryForFiles, "encrypted.pgp")
Dim armor As Boolean = True
 
pgpEncryptorDecryptor.EncryptFile(inputFilePath, encryptedFilePath, publicKeyFilePath, armor)
 
' decrypt file         
Dim decryptedFilePath As String = Path.Combine(directoryForFiles, "decrypted.txt")
pgpEncryptorDecryptor.DecryptFile(encryptedFilePath, decryptedFilePath, privateKeyFilePath, "password")

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

PgpEncryptorDecryptor Class
PgpEncryptorDecryptor Members