RC2 Class (System.Security.Cryptography)

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RC2 Class

Updated: February 2009

Represents the base class from which all implementations of the RC2 algorithm must derive.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public MustInherit Class RC2 _
    Inherits SymmetricAlgorithm

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As RC2

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public abstract class RC2 : SymmetricAlgorithm

Visual C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class RC2 abstract : public SymmetricAlgorithm

JScript

public abstract class RC2 extends SymmetricAlgorithm

Remarks

Note:
A newer symmetric encryption algorithm, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), is available . Consider using the Aes class instead of the RC2 class.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography..::.SymmetricAlgorithm
    System.Security.Cryptography..::.RC2
      System.Security.Cryptography..::.RC2CryptoServiceProvider

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 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

Reference

RC2 Members

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

Change History

Date	History	Reason
February 2009	Added note about newer AES algorithm.	Information enhancement.

Date

History

Reason

February 2009

Added note about newer AES algorithm.

Information enhancement.