# EncryptBinary

Encrypts a binary object using the specified algorithm and key

## Method Signature

```
EncryptBinary(object=[any], key=[string], algorithm=[string], encoding=[string], IVorSalt=[any], iterations=[integer], precise=[boolean])
```

### Arguments

| Argument     | Type      | Required | Description                                                                                                                       | Default |
| ------------ | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `object`     | `any`     | `false`  | The object to encrypt. If the object is not a string or binary data, the object must implement the java.io.Serializable interface |         |
| `key`        | `string`  | `true`   | The string representation of the secret key to use for encryption ( see generateSecretKey() )                                     |         |
| `algorithm`  | `string`  | `false`  | The algorithm to use for encryption. Default is AES                                                                               |         |
| `encoding`   | `string`  | `false`  | The encoding type to use for encoding the encrypted data. Default is Base64                                                       | `UU`    |
| `IVorSalt`   | `any`     | `false`  | The initialization vector or salt to use for encryption.                                                                          |         |
| `iterations` | `integer` | `false`  | The number of iterations to use for encryption. Default is 1000                                                                   | `1000`  |
| `precise`    | `boolean` | `false`  | If set to true, the string and key will be validated before encryption to ensure conformity to the algorithm. Default is false    | `true`  |

## Examples

## Related

* [Decrypt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/decrypt.md)
* [DecryptBinary](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/decryptbinary.md)
* [Encrypt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/encrypt.md)
* [GeneratePBKDFKey](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/generatepbkdfkey.md)
* [GenerateSecretKey](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/generatesecretkey.md)
* [Hash](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/hash.md)
* [Hash40](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/hash40.md)
* [Hmac](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/encryption/hmac.md)


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