RSA Encryption -- Same Key Different Results

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The RSA encryption algorithm produces different results for each call, even when encrypting the same data with the same key. Decryption however, will produce the correct results. This example demonstrates.

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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATRSALib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
rsa: TChilkatRsa;
success: Integer;
publicKey: String;
privateKey: String;
plainText: String;
usePrivateKey: Integer;
encryptedStr1: String;
encryptedStr2: String;
rsa2: TChilkatRsa;
decryptedStr1: String;
decryptedStr2: String;

begin
rsa := TChilkatRsa.Create(Self);

success := rsa.UnlockComponent('Anything for 30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage('RSA component unlock failed');

  end;

//  RSA public key in XML format:
publicKey := '<RSAKeyValue><Modulus>xxyv1RDPU0MvfFIIa98HppXdcuI7zSu8uIqyGAy/VoxPvxZFX0acajznvjVRHipHbpcO6ryo2LwXUPf89qOqLb3Qd1lfD2ZnH+TQ6MZXNxfFRxTpTUd+tTR4EBYpd2t6kzq8ZRJYLdlviaMQQqUEwR54k7Op5HJYVKUcHIkP1xE=</Modulus><Exponent>AQAB</Exponent></RSAKeyValue>';

privateKey := '<RSAKeyValue><Modulus>xxyv1RDPU0MvfFIIa98HppXdcuI7zSu8uIqyGAy/VoxPvxZFX0acajznvjVRHipHbpcO6ryo2LwXUPf89qOqLb3Qd1lfD2ZnH+TQ6MZXNxfFRxTpTUd+tTR4EBYpd2t6kzq8ZRJYLdlviaMQQqUEwR54k7Op5HJYVKUcHIkP1xE=</Modulus><Exponent>AQAB</Exponent><P>4cpW9fvG99Jsz8/AO7PDHTl+pPRAglksrR2kClLV2g9DEeFe/bvmCxLUgMCJ+0eGQ1zA6aA7McKr13zTQ7jKpQ==</P><Q>4cCS/kFlq/P1ExF37Fkh4pCodOEGutepLEG7Q/KljT3ZGlAY+2l8fGu4f+hrkUuGoFl7NOMaJflULoPIgQaq/Q==</Q><DP>lkjcSsvzqh3YKRXJiLNkyf3rypV8noYGU4+oEOsDxilkZfFRDafUPUiiQrRk4ui/d/SzvozU+ZDuWfaOk8PatQ==</DP><DQ>SYCD25i7W8Mwdibn3uIecEAdOQDTSh5RjIFSUYs9b8FFYJXXrHPp/jCsf6jS7RmkGa1Iui1/JAIL8KEjtS7QmQ==</DQ><InverseQ>EDAJa3TpNdPQ3GIdBpnTgFTQY5A60DcszsUW/iCYoXQdPVJ9BLBxVTe9jiLzGuNuzLkVBwQlCy0Bf84hACRV9A==</InverseQ><D>cMFdDYKkddlRNczaugOmOH8b1egpx2liSPs6GYZ2gFObAXJiPK8m+r6c2ckls7hrlUP0DZhi4cG6Tn7xANb0Ek17P7QquVhQYOmFy/YHzm+IJbcwwq7pJHhZBhtcjyXqfUZ+BADGE//GQbrSVwVltpOj5KcxG88NAprLn2MMxfE=</D></RSAKeyValue>';

rsa.ImportPublicKey(publicKey);

//  Encrypt a string and return the encrypted data base64-encoded:
rsa.EncodingMode := 'base64';

plainText := 'RSA gives different results with each call, weird but OK';

usePrivateKey := 0;
encryptedStr1 := rsa.EncryptStringENC(plainText,usePrivateKey);
Memo1.Lines.Add(encryptedStr1);

//  Do it again. The results are different...
encryptedStr2 := rsa.EncryptStringENC(plainText,usePrivateKey);
Memo1.Lines.Add(encryptedStr2);

//  Now decrypt both strings, and the results are correct
//  in both cases:
rsa2 := TChilkatRsa.Create(Self);
rsa2.ImportPrivateKey(privateKey);
rsa2.EncodingMode := 'base64';
usePrivateKey := 1;

decryptedStr1 := rsa2.DecryptStringENC(encryptedStr1,usePrivateKey);
Memo1.Lines.Add(decryptedStr1);

decryptedStr2 := rsa2.DecryptStringENC(encryptedStr2,usePrivateKey);
Memo1.Lines.Add(decryptedStr2);


end;