--- loncom/interface/lonmsgdisplay.pm	2023/01/23 02:19:19	1.181.2.9.2.1
+++ loncom/interface/lonmsgdisplay.pm	2023/09/15 12:02:57	1.181.2.9.2.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines for messaging display
 #
-# $Id: lonmsgdisplay.pm,v 1.181.2.9.2.1 2023/01/23 02:19:19 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmsgdisplay.pm,v 1.181.2.9.2.2 2023/09/15 12:02:57 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ use Apache::loncommunicate;
 use Apache::lonfeedback;
 use Apache::lonrss();
 use Apache::lonselstudent();
+use Apache::lonenc();
 use lib '/home/httpd/lib/perl/';
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 
@@ -2702,9 +2703,10 @@ sub displayresource {
      && (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('vgr',$content{'courseid'}))) {
         my $symb;
         if (defined($content{'symb'})) {
-            $symb = $content{'symb'};
-        } else { 
-	    $symb=&Apache::lonnet::symbread($content{'baseurl'});
+            $symb = &Apache::lonenc::check_decrypt($content{'symb'});
+        } elsif (defined($content{'baseurl'})) {
+            $symb =
+                &Apache::lonnet::symbread(&Apache::lonenc::check_decrypt($content{'baseurl'}));
         }
 # Could not get a symb, give up
 	unless ($symb) { return $content{'citation'}; }