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MembershipProvider.DecryptPassword Method

.NET Framework 2.0

Decrypts an encrypted password.

Namespace: System.Web.Security
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

'Declaration
ProtectedOverridableFunctionDecryptPassword ( _
	encodedPasswordAsByte() _
) AsByte()
'Usage
DimencodedPasswordAsByte()
DimreturnValueAsByte()

returnValue = Me.DecryptPassword(encodedPassword)

protected byte[] DecryptPassword (
	byte[] encodedPassword
)

JScript

protected function DecryptPassword (
	encodedPassword : byte[]
) : byte[]

XAML

Not applicable.

Parameters

encodedPassword: A byte array that contains the encrypted password to decrypt.

Return Value

A byte array that contains the decrypted password.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ProviderException	The ValidationKey property or DecryptionKey property is set to AutoGenerate.

Remarks

The DecryptPassword method is a virtual method that is provided for membership provider implementations to use when supporting encrypted password formats.

Example

For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

Reference

MembershipProvider Class
MembershipProvider Members
System.Web.Security Namespace

Other Resources

Implementing a Membership Provider
Introduction to Membership

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