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RNGCryptoServiceProvider.GetBytes Method

Silverlight

Fills an array of bytes with a cryptographically strong sequence of random values.

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

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public override void GetBytes(
	byte[] data
)

data: Type: System.Byte[]
The array to fill with a cryptographically strong sequence of random values.

Exception	Condition
CryptographicException	The cryptographic service provider (CSP) cannot be acquired.
ArgumentNullException	data is null.

The length of the byte array determines how many cryptographically strong random bytes are produced.

This method is thread safe.

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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