Class DataProtectionExtensions

Extension methods for System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.

Inheritance

System.Object

DataProtectionExtensions

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Microsoft.GNS.Utilities.Extensions

Assembly: Gns.Utilities.dll

Syntax

public static class DataProtectionExtensions

Methods

Decrypt(String, String, DataProtectionScope)

Decrypts the specified string using the ProtectedData API.

Declaration

public static string Decrypt(this string protectedString, string optionalEntropy = null, DataProtectionScope scope = DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	protectedString	The text to decrypt.
System.String	optionalEntropy	Optionally used to increase the protection of the encryption.
System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope	scope	Data protection scope (user or local machine).

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The decrypted value.

Encrypt(String, String, DataProtectionScope)

Encrypts a plain text string value using the ProtectedData API.

Declaration

public static string Encrypt(this string unprotectedString, string optionalEntropy = null, DataProtectionScope scope = DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	unprotectedString	The text to encrypt.
System.String	optionalEntropy	Optionally used to increase the protection of the encryption.
System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope	scope	Data protection scope (user or local machine).

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The encrypted value.