EncryptString(DataProtectionStore,String) Method

Encrypts a string and returns a Base64-encoded string representing the encrypted output

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public static string EncryptString( 
   DataProtectionStore keyStore,
   string plainText
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function EncryptString( _
   ByVal keyStore As DataProtectionStore, _
   ByVal plainText As String _
) As String

Parameters

keyStore: Specifies which key store to use (User or Machine)
plainText: A string of text to encrypt

Remarks

WARNING: The encryption produced by this class is only usable from the machine on which the encryption occurred. The encrypted text cannot be used by a different computer.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

Reference

DataProtector Class
DataProtector Members
Overload List

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