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# sendEncryptedMessageRequest(_:)

Sends an encrypted message to a specified destination.

```
final func sendEncryptedMessageRequest(_ request: RCSService.SendEncryptedMessageRequest) async throws -> RCSService.SendEncryptedMessageRequest.Result
```

## Discussion

Your app may persist the returned [`RCSMessage.SecureSendReceipt`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSMessage/SecureSendReceipt) instance to retry sending the message in the event that the recipient device fails to decrypt the original message.

To retry a request, set the [`secureSendReceipt`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSService/SendEncryptedMessageRequest/secureSendReceipt) property of the request, after receiving an [`RCSMessage.DispositionNotification`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSMessage/DispositionNotification) message
whose disposition is [`RCSMessage.Disposition.deliveryFailedDueToDecryptionFailure`](/documentation/TelephonyMessagingKit/RCSMessage/Disposition/deliveryFailedDueToDecryptionFailure).

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