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# FC_EncryptUpdate

## [Name](#name)

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FC_EncryptUpdate - encrypt a block of a multi-part encryption operation.

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## [Syntax](#syntax)

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```{code}

CK_RV FC_EncryptUpdate(

  CK_SESSION_HANDLE hSession,

  CK_BYTE_PTR pPart,

  CK_ULONG usPartLen,

  CK_BYTE_PTR pEncryptedPart,

  CK_ULONG_PTR pusEncryptedPartLen

);

```

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## [Parameters](#parameters)

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`hSession`

: [in] session handle.

`pPart`

: [in] pointer to the next block of data to be encrypted.

`usPartLen`

: [in] length of data block in bytes.

`pEncryptedPart`

: [out] pointer to location where encrypted block is to be stored.

`pusEncryptedPartaLen`

: [out] pointer the location where the number of bytes of encrypted data is to be stored.

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## [Description](#description)

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`FC_EncryptUpdate` encrypts a block of data according to the attributes of the previous call to

`FC_EncryptInit`. The block may be part of a multi-part encryption operation.

A user must log into the token (to assume the NSS User role) before calling `FC_EncryptUpdate`.

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## [Return value](#return_value)

## [Examples](#examples)

## [See also](#see_also)

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- {ref}`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_fc_encryptinit`,

  [NSC_EncryptUpdate](/en-US/NSC_EncryptUpdate)

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