MySQL AES_ENCRYPT() function

AES_ENCRYPT() function

MySQL AES_ENCRYPT() function encrypts a string using AES algorithm.

AES stands for Advance Encryption Standard. This function encodes the data with 128 bits key length but it can be extended up to 256 bits key length. It encrypts a string and returns a binary string. The return result will be NULL when an argument is NULL.

Syntax:

AES_ENCRYPT(str, key_str);

Arguments:

Syntax Diagram:

MySQL Version: 5.6

Example:

Code:

SELECT AES_ENCRYPT('mytext', 'mykeystring');

Explanation:

The above MySQL statement encrypts the string 'mytext' with key myteststring.

Sample Output:

mysql> SELECT   AES_ENCRYPT('mytext', 'mykeystring');
+--------------------------------------+
| AES_ENCRYPT('mytext', 'mykeystring') |
+--------------------------------------+
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+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example: MySQL aes_encrypt() function using table

Sample table: testtable

Code:

INSERT INTO testtable VALUE(AES_ENCRYPT('mytext','passw'));

Explanation:

The above MySQL statement encrypts the string mytext with passw and inserts the encrypted string into the table 'testtable'.

Sample Output:

mysql> INSERT INTO testtable VALUE(AES_ENCRYPT('mytext','passw'));
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec)

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