title: Does mysql have asymmetric encryption capabilities?
body: <p>My Question is simple - is there a build in functionality, like AES_ENCRYPT / AES_DECRYPT, for asymmetric (public / private key) encryption in MySQL?</p>
  
  <p>Sadly, I only find answers that involve PHP (to encrypt it in php), and stuff like that. I would like to keep it in MySQL, since the whole application logic is handled by procedures - and I would like to avoid ruining that by bringing in external languages to solve this issue.</p>