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CipherAlgorithmType Enumeration

Defines the possible cipher algorithms for the SslStream class.

Namespace:  System.Security.Authentication
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
public enum CipherAlgorithmType
Member name Description
None No encryption algorithm is used.
Rc2 Rivest's Code 2 (RC2) algorithm.
Rc4 Rivest's Code 4 (RC4) algorithm.
Des The Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm.
TripleDes The Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) algorithm.
Aes The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm.
Aes128 The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm with a 128 bit key.
Aes192 The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm with a 192 bit key.
Aes256 The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm with a 256 bit key.
Null No encryption is used with a Null cipher algorithm.

This enumeration specifies valid values for the SslStream.CipherAlgorithm property.

The following example displays the properties of an SslStream.


static void AuthenticateCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
    SslStream stream = (SslStream) ar.AsyncState;
    try 
    {
        stream.EndAuthenticateAsClient(ar);
        Console.WriteLine("Authentication succeeded.");
        Console.WriteLine("Cipher: {0} strength {1}", stream.CipherAlgorithm, 
            stream.CipherStrength);
        Console.WriteLine("Hash: {0} strength {1}", 
            stream.HashAlgorithm, stream.HashStrength);
        Console.WriteLine("Key exchange: {0} strength {1}", 
            stream.KeyExchangeAlgorithm, stream.KeyExchangeStrength);
        Console.WriteLine("Protocol: {0}", stream.SslProtocol);
        // Encode a test message into a byte array.
        // Signal the end of the message using the "<EOF>".
        byte[] message = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello from the client.<EOF>");
        // Asynchronously send a message to the server.
        stream.BeginWrite(message, 0, message.Length, 
            new AsyncCallback(WriteCallback),
            stream);
    }
    catch (Exception authenticationException)
    {
        e = authenticationException;
        complete = true;
        return;
    }
}


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.
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