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Version: Candidate-4.1

aes_decrypt

Uses the specified Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm and the encryption key to decrypt a string.

Syntax​

aes_decrypt(str, key_str[, init_vector][, encryption_mode][, aad_str]);

Parameters​

  • str (Required): the string to decrypt. It must be of the VARCHAR type.

  • key_str (Required): the key used to encrypt str. It must be of the VARCHAR type.

  • init_vector (Optional): Initialization Vector (IV): A crucial security parameter in AES encryption that ensures identical plaintexts yield distinct ciphertexts. It is only utilized in CBC, CFB, OFB, CTR, and GCM modes. It must be of the VARCHAR type.

  • encryption_mode (Optional): The encryption algorithm. It must be of the VARCHAR type. Default value: AES_128_ECB.

    Supported algorithms:

    ECBCBCCFBCFB1CFB8CFB128OFBCTRGCM
    AES_128_ECBAES_128_CBCAES_128_CFBAES_128_CFB1AES_128_CFB8AES_128_CFB128AES_128_OFBAES_128_CTRAES_128_GCM
    AES_192_ECBAES_192_CBCAES_192_CFBAES_192_CFB1AES_192_CFB8AES_192_CFB128AES_192_OFBAES_192_CTRAES_192_GCM
    AES_256_ECBAES_256_CBCAES_256_CFBAES_256_CFB1AES_256_CFB8AES_256_CFB128AES_256_OFBAES_256_CTRAES_256_GCM
  • aad_str (Optional): Denotes Additional Authenticated Data (AAD). This is a parameter unique to authenticated encryption modes (e.g., GCM). It allows for including data that must be authenticated for integrity (preventing tampering) but does not require confidentiality (it remains unencrypted). It must be of the VARCHAR type.

Return value​

Returns a value of the VARCHAR type. If the input is invalid, NULL is returned.

Examples​

Decode a Base64 string and use this function to decrypt the decoded string into the original string.

mysql> select AES_DECRYPT(from_base64('uv/Lhzm74syo8JlfWarwKA==  '),'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3');
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| aes_decrypt(from_base64('uv/Lhzm74syo8JlfWarwKA== '), 'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| starrocks |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select AES_DECRYPT(from_base64('uv/Lhzm74syo8JlfWarwKA=='),'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3', NULL, "AES_128_ECB");
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| aes_decrypt(from_base64('uv/Lhzm74syo8JlfWarwKA=='), 'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3', NULL, 'AES_128_ECB') |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| starrocks |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select AES_DECRYPT(from_base64('taXlwIvir9yff94F5Uv/KA=='),'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3', "abcdefg", "AES_128_CBC");
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| aes_decrypt(from_base64('taXlwIvir9yff94F5Uv/KA=='), 'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3', 'abcdefg', 'AES_128_CBC') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| starrocks |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select AES_DECRYPT(from_base64('YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsdpJC2rnrGmvqKQv/WcoO6NuOCXvUnC8pCw=='),'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3', "abcdefghijklmnop", "AES_128_GCM", "abcdefg");
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| aes_decrypt(from_base64('YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsdpJC2rnrGmvqKQv/WcoO6NuOCXvUnC8pCw=='), 'F3229A0B371ED2D9441B830D21A390C3', 'abcdefghijklmnop', 'AES_128_GCM', 'abcdefg') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| starrocks |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
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