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RijndaelManaged Class

Accesses the managed version of the Rijndael algorithm. This class cannot be inherited.

System.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
    System.Security.Cryptography.Rijndael
      System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManaged

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class RijndaelManaged : Rijndael

The RijndaelManaged type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method RijndaelManaged Initializes a new instance of the RijndaelManaged class.
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  Name Description
Public property BlockSize Gets or sets the block size, in bits, of the cryptographic operation. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property FeedbackSize Gets or sets the feedback size, in bits, of the cryptographic operation. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property IV Gets or sets the initialization vector (IV) for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property Key Gets or sets the secret key for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property KeySize Gets or sets the size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property LegalBlockSizes Gets the block sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property LegalKeySizes Gets the key sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property Mode Gets or sets the mode for operation of the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public property Padding Gets or sets the padding mode used in the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
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  Name Description
Public method Clear Releases all resources used by the SymmetricAlgorithm class. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public method CreateDecryptor() Creates a symmetric decryptor object with the current Key property and initialization vector (IV). (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public method CreateDecryptor(Byte[], Byte[]) Creates a symmetric Rijndael decryptor object with the specified Key and initialization vector (IV). (Overrides SymmetricAlgorithm.CreateDecryptor(Byte[], Byte[]).)
Public method CreateEncryptor() Creates a symmetric encryptor object with the current Key property and initialization vector (IV). (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public method CreateEncryptor(Byte[], Byte[]) Creates a symmetric Rijndael encryptor object with the specified Key and initialization vector (IV). (Overrides SymmetricAlgorithm.CreateEncryptor(Byte[], Byte[]).)
Public method Dispose() Releases all resources used by the current instance of the SymmetricAlgorithm class. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected method Dispose(Boolean) Releases the unmanaged resources used by the SymmetricAlgorithm and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GenerateIV Generates a random initialization vector (IV) to be used for the algorithm. (Overrides SymmetricAlgorithm.GenerateIV().)
Public method GenerateKey Generates a random Key to be used for the algorithm. (Overrides SymmetricAlgorithm.GenerateKey().)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ValidKeySize Determines whether the specified key size is valid for the current algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
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  Name Description
Protected field BlockSizeValue Represents the block size, in bits, of the cryptographic operation. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field FeedbackSizeValue Represents the feedback size, in bits, of the cryptographic operation. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field IVValue Represents the initialization vector (IV) for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field KeySizeValue Represents the size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field KeyValue Represents the secret key for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field LegalBlockSizesValue Specifies the block sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field LegalKeySizesValue Specifies the key sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field ModeValue Represents the cipher mode used in the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected field PaddingValue Represents the padding mode used in the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
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This algorithm supports key lengths of 128, 192, or 256 bits.

The following example demonstrates how to encrypt and decrypt sample data using the RijndaelManaged class.


using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

namespace RijndaelManaged_Example
{
    class RijndaelExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            try
            {

                string original = "Here is some data to encrypt!";

                // Create a new instance of the RijndaelManaged
                // class.  This generates a new key and initialization 
                // vector (IV).
                using (RijndaelManaged myRijndael = new RijndaelManaged())
                {
                    // Encrypt the string to an array of bytes.
                    byte[] encrypted = EncryptStringToBytes(original, myRijndael.Key, myRijndael.IV);

                    // Decrypt the bytes to a string.
                    string roundtrip = DecryptStringFromBytes(encrypted, myRijndael.Key, myRijndael.IV);

                    //Display the original data and the decrypted data.
                    Console.WriteLine("Original:   {0}", original);
                    Console.WriteLine("Round Trip: {0}", roundtrip);
                }

            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message);
            }
        }
        static byte[] EncryptStringToBytes(string plainText, byte[] Key, byte[] IV)
        {
            // Check arguments.
            if (plainText == null || plainText.Length <= 0)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("plainText");
            if (Key == null || Key.Length <= 0)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Key");
            if (IV == null || IV.Length <= 0)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Key");
            byte[] encrypted;
            // Create an RijndaelManaged object
            // with the specified key and IV.
            using (RijndaelManaged rijAlg = new RijndaelManaged())
            {
                rijAlg.Key = Key;
                rijAlg.IV = IV;

                // Create a decrytor to perform the stream transform.
                ICryptoTransform encryptor = rijAlg.CreateEncryptor(rijAlg.Key, rijAlg.IV);

                // Create the streams used for encryption.
                using (MemoryStream msEncrypt = new MemoryStream())
                {
                    using (CryptoStream csEncrypt = new CryptoStream(msEncrypt, encryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write))
                    {
                        using (StreamWriter swEncrypt = new StreamWriter(csEncrypt))
                        {

                            //Write all data to the stream.
                            swEncrypt.Write(plainText);
                        }
                        encrypted = msEncrypt.ToArray();
                    }
                }
            }


            // Return the encrypted bytes from the memory stream.
            return encrypted;

        }

        static string DecryptStringFromBytes(byte[] cipherText, byte[] Key, byte[] IV)
        {
            // Check arguments.
            if (cipherText == null || cipherText.Length <= 0)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("cipherText");
            if (Key == null || Key.Length <= 0)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Key");
            if (IV == null || IV.Length <= 0)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Key");

            // Declare the string used to hold
            // the decrypted text.
            string plaintext = null;

            // Create an RijndaelManaged object
            // with the specified key and IV.
            using (RijndaelManaged rijAlg = new RijndaelManaged())
            {
                rijAlg.Key = Key;
                rijAlg.IV = IV;

                // Create a decrytor to perform the stream transform.
                ICryptoTransform decryptor = rijAlg.CreateDecryptor(rijAlg.Key, rijAlg.IV);

                // Create the streams used for decryption.
                using (MemoryStream msDecrypt = new MemoryStream(cipherText))
                {
                    using (CryptoStream csDecrypt = new CryptoStream(msDecrypt, decryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Read))
                    {
                        using (StreamReader srDecrypt = new StreamReader(csDecrypt))
                        {

                            // Read the decrypted bytes from the decrypting stream
                            // and place them in a string.
                            plaintext = srDecrypt.ReadToEnd();
                        }
                    }
                }

            }

            return plaintext;

        }
    }
}


.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

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.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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Use AEsCryptoServiceProvider instead....
This implementation is not the traditional AES you expect.  See http://stackoverflow.com/a/4863924/328397   for more information
aes.Padding = PaddingMode.None ??
Error appears when trying to use aes.Padding = PaddingMode.None.
Simplicity
I tried to find the simplest way of doing that using one password-like key that could be save in a simple string.

http://www.chapleau.info/cs/blogs/fchapleau/archive/2011/01/06/using-simple-string-key-with-aes256-encryption-in-c.aspx
Worked...but now...I can't explain it not!
Hi, this code I'll post bellow worked eight months ago or so, and now, it's full of exceptions...what is wrong?


public string Cryptonize(string InputText, string GlobalKey)
{
RijndaelManaged RijndaelCipher = new RijndaelManaged();
byte[] PlainText = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(InputText);
byte[] Salt = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(GlobalKey.Length.ToString());
PasswordDeriveBytes SecretKey = new PasswordDeriveBytes(GlobalKey, Salt);
ICryptoTransform Encryptor = RijndaelCipher.CreateEncryptor(SecretKey.GetBytes(32), SecretKey.GetBytes(16));
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
CryptoStream cryptoStream = new CryptoStream(memoryStream, Encryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write);
cryptoStream.Write(PlainText, 0, PlainText.Length);
// Finish encrypting.
cryptoStream.FlushFinalBlock();
// Convert our encrypted data from a memoryStream into a byte array.
byte[] CipherBytes = memoryStream.ToArray();
// Close both streams.
memoryStream.Close();
cryptoStream.Close();
// Convert encrypted data into a base64-encoded string.
string EncryptedData = Convert.ToBase64String(CipherBytes);
// Return encrypted string.
return EncryptedData;
}
public string Decryptonize(string InputText, string GlobalKey)
{
RijndaelManaged RijndaelCipher = new RijndaelManaged();
byte[] EncryptedData = Convert.FromBase64String(InputText);
byte[] Salt = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(GlobalKey.Length.ToString());
PasswordDeriveBytes SecretKey = new PasswordDeriveBytes(GlobalKey, Salt);
// Create a decryptor from the existing SecretKey bytes.
ICryptoTransform Decryptor = RijndaelCipher.CreateDecryptor(SecretKey.GetBytes(32), SecretKey.GetBytes(16));
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(EncryptedData);
// Create a CryptoStream. (always use Read mode for decryption).
CryptoStream cryptoStream = new CryptoStream(memoryStream, Decryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Read);
byte[] PlainText = new byte[EncryptedData.Length];
// Start decrypting.
int DecryptedCount = cryptoStream.Read(PlainText, 0, PlainText.Length);
memoryStream.Close();
cryptoStream.Close();
// Convert decrypted data into a string.
string DecryptedData = Encoding.Unicode.GetString(PlainText, 0, DecryptedCount);
// Return decrypted string.
return DecryptedData;
}
Didn't work
Padding is invalid and cannot be removed??