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<dt id="For-encryption-and-decryption-see-EVP_PKEY_encrypt-3-and-EVP_PKEY_decrypt-3-respectively.-However-note-that-these-functions-perform-encryption-and-decryption-only.-As-public-key-encryption-is-an-expensive-operation-normally-you-would-wrap-an-encrypted-message-in-a-digital-envelope-using-the-EVP_SealInit-3-and-EVP_OpenInit-3-functions">For encryption and decryption see <a href="../man3/EVP_PKEY_encrypt.html">EVP_PKEY_encrypt(3)</a> and <a href="../man3/EVP_PKEY_decrypt.html