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SymmetricAlgorithm.Create Method (String)

.NET Framework 4

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Updated: March 2011

Creates an instance of the specified implementation of a symmetric algorithm.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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public static SymmetricAlgorithm Create(
	string algName
)

Parameters

algName

Type: System.String
The symmetric algorithm implementation to use. The following table shows the valid values of the algName parameter and the algorithms they map to.

Parameter value	Implements
DES	DESCryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography.DES	DES
3DES	TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider
TripleDES	TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider
Triple DES	TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography.TripleDES	TripleDES
RC2	RC2CryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography.RC2	RC2CryptoServiceProvider
Rijndael	RijndaelManaged
System.Security.Cryptography.Rijndael	RijndaelManaged
System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm	RijndaelManaged
AES	AesCryptoServiceProvider
AesCryptoServiceProvider	AesCryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography.AesCryptoServiceProvider	AesCryptoServiceProvider
AesManaged	AesManaged
System.Security.Cryptography.AesManaged	AesManaged

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
A new instance of the specified symmetric algorithm.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.