System.Security.Cryptograph ...


.NET Framework Class Library
RNGCryptoServiceProvider Class

Implements a cryptographic Random Number Generator (RNG) using the implementation provided by the cryptographic service provider (CSP). This class cannot be inherited.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class RNGCryptoServiceProvider
    Inherits RandomNumberGenerator
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As RNGCryptoServiceProvider
C#
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
public sealed class RNGCryptoServiceProvider : RandomNumberGenerator
C++
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
public ref class RNGCryptoServiceProvider sealed : public RandomNumberGenerator
J#
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ 
public final class RNGCryptoServiceProvider extends RandomNumberGenerator
JScript
ComVisibleAttribute(true) 
public final class RNGCryptoServiceProvider extends RandomNumberGenerator
Example

The following code example shows how to create a random number with the RNGCryptoServiceProvider class.

Visual Basic
'The following sample uses the Cryptography class to simulate the roll of a dice.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Security.Cryptography



Class RNGCSP
    
    ' Main method.
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Roll the dice 30 times and display 
        ' the results to the console.
        Dim x As Integer
        For x = 0 To 30
            Console.WriteLine(RollDice(6))
        Next x
    End Sub 'Main
     
    ' This method simulates a roll of the dice. The input parameter is the 
    ' number of sides of the dice.
    Public Shared Function RollDice(NumSides As Integer) As Integer
        ' Create a byte array to hold the random value.
        Dim randomNumber(0) As Byte
        
        ' Create a new instance of the RNGCryptoServiceProvider. 
        Dim Gen As New RNGCryptoServiceProvider()
        
        ' Fill the array with a random value.
        Gen.GetBytes(randomNumber)
        
        ' Convert the byte to an integer value to make the modulus operation easier.
        Dim rand As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(randomNumber(0))
        
        ' Return the random number mod the number
        ' of sides.  The possible values are zero-
        ' based, so we add one.
        Return rand Mod NumSides + 1
    End Function 'RollDice
End Class 'CryptoMemoryStream
C#
//The following sample uses the Cryptography class to simulate the roll of a dice.

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

class RNGCSP
{
    // Main method.
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Roll the dice 30 times and display 
        // the results to the console.
        for(int x = 0; x <= 30; x++)
            Console.WriteLine(RollDice(6));
    }
    
    // This method simulates a roll of the dice. The input parameter is the 
    // number of sides of the dice.
    public static int RollDice(int NumSides)
    {
        // Create a byte array to hold the random value.
        byte[] randomNumber = new byte[1];

        // Create a new instance of the RNGCryptoServiceProvider. 
        RNGCryptoServiceProvider Gen = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider();

        // Fill the array with a random value.
        Gen.GetBytes(randomNumber);

        // Convert the byte to an integer value to make the modulus operation easier.
        int rand = Convert.ToInt32(randomNumber[0]);

        // Return the random number mod the number
        // of sides.  The possible values are zero-
        // based, so we add one.
        return rand % NumSides + 1;
    }
}
C++
// The following sample uses the Cryptography class
// to simulate the roll of a dice.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;

int RollDice(int numberSides)
{
    // Create a byte array to hold the random value.
    array<Byte>^ randomNumber = gcnew array<Byte>(1);

    // Create a new instance of the RNGCryptoServiceProvider.
    RNGCryptoServiceProvider^ cryptoProvider =
        gcnew RNGCryptoServiceProvider();

    // Fill the array with a random value.
    cryptoProvider->GetBytes(randomNumber);

    // Convert the byte to an integer value to make the modulus operation
    // easier.
    int rand = Convert::ToInt32(randomNumber[0]);

    // Return the random number mod the number of sides.  The possible
    // values are zero-based, so we add one.
    return (rand % numberSides) + 1;
}
    
int main()
{
    // Roll the dice 30 times and display
    // the results to the console.
    for (int i = 0; i <= 30; i++)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(RollDice(6));
    }
}
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator
    System.Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider
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 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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