.NET Framework Class Library
Rijndael Class
Represents the base class from which all implementations of the Rijndael symmetric encryption algorithm must inherit.
Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.Rijndael
System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManaged
System.Security.Cryptography Namespace
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _ Public MustInherit Class Rijndael Inherits SymmetricAlgorithm
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Rijndael
C#
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] public abstract class Rijndael : SymmetricAlgorithm
C++
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] public ref class Rijndael abstract : public SymmetricAlgorithm
J#
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ public abstract class Rijndael extends SymmetricAlgorithm
JScript
ComVisibleAttribute(true) public abstract class Rijndael extends SymmetricAlgorithm
Remarks
This algorithm supports key lengths of 128, 192, or 256 bits.
Example
The following code example uses the Rijndael class to encrypt and then decrypt data.
Visual Basic
Imports System.Security.Cryptography Imports System.Text Imports System.IO Module RijndaelSample Sub Main() Try ' Create a new Rijndael object to generate a key ' and initialization vector (IV). Dim RijndaelAlg As Rijndael = Rijndael.Create ' Create a string to encrypt. Dim sData As String = "Here is some data to encrypt." Dim FileName As String = "CText.txt" ' Encrypt text to a file using the file name, key, and IV. EncryptTextToFile(sData, FileName, RijndaelAlg.Key, RijndaelAlg.IV) ' Decrypt the text from a file using the file name, key, and IV. Dim Final As String = DecryptTextFromFile(FileName, RijndaelAlg.Key, RijndaelAlg.IV) ' Display the decrypted string to the console. Console.WriteLine(Final) Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine(e.Message) End Try Console.ReadLine() End Sub Sub EncryptTextToFile(ByVal Data As String, ByVal FileName As String, ByVal Key() As Byte, ByVal IV() As Byte) Try ' Create or open the specified file. Dim fStream As FileStream = File.Open(FileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate) ' Create a new Rijndael object. Dim RijndaelAlg As Rijndael = Rijndael.Create ' Create a CryptoStream using the FileStream ' and the passed key and initialization vector (IV). Dim cStream As New CryptoStream(fStream, _ RijndaelAlg.CreateEncryptor(Key, IV), _ CryptoStreamMode.Write) ' Create a StreamWriter using the CryptoStream. Dim sWriter As New StreamWriter(cStream) Try ' Write the data to the stream ' to encrypt it. sWriter.WriteLine(Data) Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine("An error occurred: {0}", e.Message) Finally ' Close the streams and ' close the file. sWriter.Close() cStream.Close() fStream.Close() End Try Catch e As CryptographicException Console.WriteLine("A Cryptographic error occurred: {0}", e.Message) Catch e As UnauthorizedAccessException Console.WriteLine("A file error occurred: {0}", e.Message) End Try End Sub Function DecryptTextFromFile(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal Key() As Byte, ByVal IV() As Byte) As String Try ' Create or open the specified file. Dim fStream As FileStream = File.Open(FileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate) ' Create a new Rijndael object. Dim RijndaelAlg As Rijndael = Rijndael.Create ' Create a CryptoStream using the FileStream ' and the passed key and initialization vector (IV). Dim cStream As New CryptoStream(fStream, _ RijndaelAlg.CreateDecryptor(Key, IV), _ CryptoStreamMode.Read) ' Create a StreamReader using the CryptoStream. Dim sReader As New StreamReader(cStream) ' Read the data from the stream ' to decrypt it. Dim val As String = Nothing Try val = sReader.ReadLine() Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine("An Cerror occurred: {0}", e.Message) Finally ' Close the streams and ' close the file. sReader.Close() cStream.Close() fStream.Close() End Try ' Return the string. Return val Catch e As CryptographicException Console.WriteLine("A Cryptographic error occurred: {0}", e.Message) Return Nothing Catch e As UnauthorizedAccessException Console.WriteLine("A file error occurred: {0}", e.Message) Return Nothing End Try End Function End Module
C#
using System; using System.Security.Cryptography; using System.Text; using System.IO; class RijndaelSample { static void Main() { try { // Create a new Rijndael object to generate a key // and initialization vector (IV). Rijndael RijndaelAlg = Rijndael.Create(); // Create a string to encrypt. string sData = "Here is some data to encrypt."; string FileName = "CText.txt"; // Encrypt text to a file using the file name, key, and IV. EncryptTextToFile(sData, FileName, RijndaelAlg.Key, RijndaelAlg.IV); // Decrypt the text from a file using the file name, key, and IV. string Final = DecryptTextFromFile(FileName, RijndaelAlg.Key, RijndaelAlg.IV); // Display the decrypted string to the console. Console.WriteLine(Final); } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); } Console.ReadLine(); } public static void EncryptTextToFile(String Data, String FileName, byte[] Key, byte[] IV) { try { // Create or open the specified file. FileStream fStream = File.Open(FileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate); // Create a new Rijndael object. Rijndael RijndaelAlg = Rijndael.Create(); // Create a CryptoStream using the FileStream // and the passed key and initialization vector (IV). CryptoStream cStream = new CryptoStream(fStream, RijndaelAlg.CreateEncryptor(Key, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Write); // Create a StreamWriter using the CryptoStream. StreamWriter sWriter = new StreamWriter(cStream); try { // Write the data to the stream // to encrypt it. sWriter.WriteLine(Data); } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("An error occurred: {0}", e.Message); } finally { // Close the streams and // close the file. sWriter.Close(); cStream.Close(); fStream.Close(); } } catch (CryptographicException e) { Console.WriteLine("A Cryptographic error occurred: {0}", e.Message); } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e) { Console.WriteLine("A file error occurred: {0}", e.Message); } } public static string DecryptTextFromFile(String FileName, byte[] Key, byte[] IV) { try { // Create or open the specified file. FileStream fStream = File.Open(FileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate); // Create a new Rijndael object. Rijndael RijndaelAlg = Rijndael.Create(); // Create a CryptoStream using the FileStream // and the passed key and initialization vector (IV). CryptoStream cStream = new CryptoStream(fStream, RijndaelAlg.CreateDecryptor(Key, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Read); // Create a StreamReader using the CryptoStream. StreamReader sReader = new StreamReader(cStream); string val = null; try { // Read the data from the stream // to decrypt it. val = sReader.ReadLine(); } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("An error occurred: {0}", e.Message); } finally { // Close the streams and // close the file. sReader.Close(); cStream.Close(); fStream.Close(); } // Return the string. return val; } catch (CryptographicException e) { Console.WriteLine("A Cryptographic error occurred: {0}", e.Message); return null; } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e) { Console.WriteLine("A file error occurred: {0}", e.Message); return null; } } }
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.Rijndael
System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManaged
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.Platforms
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0See Also
Reference
Rijndael MembersSystem.Security.Cryptography Namespace