Decrypt Method

Attempts to decrypt an encrypted PKCS#7 message.

Syntax

int Decrypt();

Remarks

Call this method to attempt to decrypt the PKCS#7 encrypted data. This call supports EnvelopedData and EncryptedData subtypes on input.

Use InputFile or InputStream property to provide the data, and either Certificates or Key to supply the decryption key material.

When processing enveloped data, the class may fire RecipientFound event to report recipient information.

Error Handling

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)