.. _arcfourencrypt:

ARCFourEncrypt
==============


Encrypts a variable length data stream according to ARCFour
(deprecated).


Syntax
------


IppStatus ippsARCFourEncrypt(const Ipp8u\* pSrc, Ipp8u\* pDst, int
srclen, IppsARCFourState\* pCtx);


Include Files
-------------


``ippcp.h``


Parameters
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   * - pSrc   
     - Pointer to the input plaintext data stream of variable length.
   * - pDst   
     - Pointer to the resulting ciphertext data stream.
   * - srclen   
     - Length of the plaintext data stream in octets.
   * - pCtx   
     - Pointer to the ARCFourState context.




Description
-----------


.. note::


   This function is deprecated.


The function encrypts the input data stream of a variable length using
the ARCFour algorithm.


Return Values
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   * - ippStsNoErr   
     - Indicates no error. Any other value indicates an error or warning.
   * - ippStsNullPtrErr   
     - Indicates an error condition if any of the specified pointers is NULL.
   * - ippStsLengthErr   
     - Indicates an error condition if length of the input data stream is less than one octet.
   * - ippStsContextMatchErr   
     - Indicates an error condition if the context parameter does not match the operation.