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+/**
+@page pbe_example_code PBE example code
+	
+	This example covers: 
+		-# @ref pbe_example_1 "Encrypting some data with a password and writing it to a file"
+		-# @ref pbe_example_2 "Reading the data back from the file and decrypting it with the same password".
+
+	<i>This example code is really for reference only - it would be better to use:</i>
+		- @ref secure_stream_example_code
+		- @ref secure_store_example_code	
+
+<hr>
+
+	- @ref pbe_example_code_support "Supporting code for this example".
+
+@anchor pbe_example_1
+@code
+/*
+ * Encrypt data with password and write it to a file.
+ */
+void CPBEExample::WriteEncryptedDataL(const TDesC8& aInput, const TDesC& aFilename, const TDesC& aPassword)
+		 {
+		 // Open a stream to the output file
+		 RFileWriteStream writeStream;
+		 User::LeaveIfError(writeStream.Replace(iFs, aFilename, EFileShareExclusive | EFileWrite));
+		 CleanupClosePushL(writeStream);
+
+		 // Create a CPBEncryptElement object, passing details of the encryption we
+		 // are using and the user's password
+		 CPBEncryptElement* encryption = CPBEncryptElement::NewLC(aPassword, ECipherDES_CBC);
+
+		 // This is used to create a CPBEncryptor object
+		 CPBEncryptor* encryptor = encryption->NewEncryptLC();
+
+		 // Create a buffer of appropriate size to hold the ciphertext
+		 HBufC8* ciphertextTemp = HBufC8::NewLC(encryptor->MaxFinalOutputLength(aInput.Length()));
+		 TPtr8 ciphertext = ciphertextTemp->Des();		 
+
+		 // Encrypt the input data into the ciphertext buffer
+		 encryptor->ProcessFinalL(aInput, ciphertext);
+
+		 // Store encryption data.  This contains details of the encryption used (e.g.,
+		 // cipher, key size) as well as things like the salt.  This must be stored
+		 // along with the encrypted data, otherwise it is not possible to decrypt it
+		 // again!
+		 writeStream << encryption->EncryptionData();
+
+		 // Store the ciphertext
+		 writeStream << ciphertext;
+
+		 // Commit the stream
+		 writeStream.CommitL();
+
+		 // Free memory (writeStream, encryption, encryptor, ciphertextTemp)
+		 CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(4, &writeStream);
+		 }
+@endcode
+
+@anchor pbe_example_2
+@code
+/*
+ * Read data from file and decrypt it.
+ */
+HBufC8* CPBEExample::ReadEncryptedDataLC(const TDesC& aFilename, const TDesC& aPassword)
+		 {
+		 // Open a stream to the input file
+		 RFileReadStream readStream;
+		 User::LeaveIfError(readStream.Open(iFs, aFilename, EFileRead));
+		 CleanupClosePushL(readStream);
+
+		 // Read the encryption data from the file
+		 CPBEncryptionData* encryptionData = CPBEncryptionData::NewLC(readStream);
+		 
+		 // Recreate the CPBEncryptElement object, using the encryption data from the
+		 // file and the user's password.  This will leave with KErrBadPassphrase if
+		 // the password is wrong.
+		 CPBEncryptElement* encryption = CPBEncryptElement::NewLC(*encryptionData, aPassword);
+
+		 // This is used to create a CPBDecryptor object
+		 CPBDecryptor* decryptor = encryption->NewDecryptLC();
+		 
+		 // Read the ciphertext
+		 HBufC8* ciphertext = HBufC8::NewLC(readStream, KMaxTInt);
+
+		 // Allocate a buffer for the plaintext (this will be returned to the caller)
+		 HBufC8* plaintextBuf = HBufC8::NewLC(decryptor->MaxFinalOutputLength(ciphertext->Length()));
+		 TPtr8 plaintext = plaintextBuf->Des();
+
+		 // Decrypt the data
+		 decryptor->ProcessFinalL(*ciphertext, plaintext);
+
+		 // Free memory (readStream, encryptionData, encryption, decryptor, ciphertext, plaintext)
+		 CleanupStack::Pop(plaintextBuf); // don't free this
+		 CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(5, &readStream);
+		 CleanupStack::PushL(plaintextBuf);
+
+		 // Return plaintext to the caller
+		 return plaintextBuf;
+		 }
+
+@endcode
+
+*/