Re: store files encrypted with pgcrypto

[Chris <dmagick(at)gmail(dot)com>]

elmarkivp wrote:
> Hi, i'm trying to store files encrypted in postgres 8.3.4, using 
> sym_encrypt_bytea function.
> this is quoted from the postgres8.3 documentation, thats was my guide, 
> below is the php code i have used to make it, with no results and the 
> respective errors.
>  
> FROM http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/pgcrypto.html
>  
> F.20.3.1. pgp_sym_encrypt()
>  
>     pgp_sym_encrypt(data text, psw text [, options text ]) returns bytea
>     pgp_sym_encrypt_bytea(data bytea, psw text [, options text ]) 
> returns bytea
>   
>  
> Encrypt data with a symmetric PGP key psw. The options parameter can 
> contain option settings, as described below.
> F.20.3.2. pgp_sym_decrypt()
>  
>     pgp_sym_decrypt(msg bytea, psw text [, options text ]) returns text
>     pgp_sym_decrypt_bytea(msg bytea, psw text [, options text ]) returns 
> bytea
>   

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> ERRORS:  
>   ERROR: No function matches the given name and argument types. You 
> might need to add explicit type casts 
>   ERROR: function pgp_sym_encrypt_bytea(unknown, integer, unknown) does 
> not exist

pgcrypto is a contrib module in pg 8.3 (ie not built in by default). Did 
you install the module?

There are instructions on how to do that here:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/contrib.html

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