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SectionInformation.ProtectionProvider Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets the protected configuration provider for the associated configuration section.

Namespace: System.Configuration
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)

Syntax

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public ProtectedConfigurationProvider ProtectionProvider { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider
The protected configuration provider for this ConfigurationSection object.

Remarks

For unprotected sections, the ProtectionProvider property is null.

For more information about protected configuration sections, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.

Examples

The following example shows how to get the ProtectSection value of a ConfigurationSection object.

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static public void GetProtectionProvider()
{
    SectionInformation sInfo =
        GetSectionInformation();

    ProtectedConfigurationProvider pp = 
        sInfo.ProtectionProvider;
    if (pp == null)
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider is null");
    else
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider: {0}", 
            pp.ToString());

}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.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.

Reference

SectionInformation Class

System.Configuration Namespace

Other Resources

Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration

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