Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public MustInherit Class RSA _
    Inherits AsymmetricAlgorithm

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As RSA

C#

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public abstract class RSA : AsymmetricAlgorithm

Visual C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class RSA abstract : public AsymmetricAlgorithm

JScript

public abstract class RSA extends AsymmetricAlgorithm

Extending this class proves that you are implementing an RSA key. This is required for any developer providing a new RSA key implementation.

The only purpose of this class is as a hierarchy member for identification of the RSA algorithm.

The RSACryptoServiceProvider supports key lengths from 384 bits to 16384 bits in increments of 8 bits if you have the Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider installed. It supports key lengths from 384 bits to 512 bits in increments of 8 bits if you have the Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider installed.

System..::.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography..::.AsymmetricAlgorithm
    System.Security.Cryptography..::.RSA
      System.Security.Cryptography..::.RSACryptoServiceProvider

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

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