[#wallet-CCrypter-Encrypt]
= xref:wallet.adoc[wallet]::xref:wallet/CCrypter.adoc[CCrypter]::Encrypt
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Encrypts plaintext key material with the configured key and IV.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<wallet/crypter.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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[[nodiscard]]
bool
Encrypt(
    xref:wallet/CKeyingMaterial.adoc[CKeyingMaterial] const& vchPlaintext,
    std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext) const;
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== Return Value

true if encryption succeeded.

[NOTE]
====
The return value https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/nodiscard[should not be discarded^].
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== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *vchPlaintext*
| The key material to encrypt.
| *vchCiphertext*
| Receives the resulting ciphertext.
|===


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