Decrypts data with the RSA algorithm.

[Visual Basic]
Public Function Decrypt( _
   ByVal rgb() As Byte, _
   ByVal fOAEP As Boolean _
) As Byte()
[C#]
public byte[] Decrypt(
 byte[] rgb,
 bool fOAEP
);
[C++]
public: unsigned char Decrypt(
 unsigned char rgb __gc[],
 bool fOAEP
)  __gc[];
[JScript]
public function Decrypt(
   rgb : Byte[],
 fOAEP : Boolean
) : Byte[];

Parameters

rgb

The data to be decrypted.

fOAEP

true to perform direct RSA decryption using OAEP padding (only available on a computer running Microsoft Windows XP or later); otherwise, false to use PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

Return Value

The decrypted data, which is the original plain text before encryption.

Exceptions

Remarks

Use Encrypt to encrypt data for decryption with this method.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following example shows how to use the Decrypt method.

[Visual Basic] 
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Text

Module RSACSPExample

    Sub Main()
        Try
            'Create a UnicodeEncoder to convert between byte array and string.
            Dim ByteConverter As New ASCIIEncoding

            Dim dataString As String = "Data to Encrypt"

            'Create byte arrays to hold original, encrypted, and decrypted data.
            Dim dataToEncrypt As Byte() = ByteConverter.GetBytes(dataString)
            Dim encryptedData() As Byte
            Dim decryptedData() As Byte

            'Create a new instance of the RSACryptoServiceProvider class 
            ' and automatically create a new key-pair.
            Dim RSAalg As New RSACryptoServiceProvider

            'Display the origianl data to the console.
            Console.WriteLine("Original Data: {0}", dataString)

            'Encrypt the byte array and specify no OAEP padding.  
            'OAEP padding is only available on Microsoft Windows XP or
            'later.  
            encryptedData = RSAalg.Encrypt(dataToEncrypt, False)

            'Display the encrypted data to the console. 
            Console.WriteLine("Encrypted Data: {0}", ByteConverter.GetString(encryptedData))

            'Pass the data to ENCRYPT and boolean flag specifying 
            'no OAEP padding.
            decryptedData = RSAalg.Decrypt(encryptedData, False)

            'Display the decrypted plaintext to the console. 
            Console.WriteLine("Decrypted plaintext: {0}", ByteConverter.GetString(decryptedData))
        Catch e As CryptographicException
            'Catch this exception in case the encryption did
            'not succeed.
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub 

End Module

[C#] 
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;

class RSACSPSample
{
    static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            //Create a UnicodeEncoder to convert between byte array and string.
            ASCIIEncoding ByteConverter = new ASCIIEncoding();

            string dataString = "Data to Encrypt";

            //Create byte arrays to hold original, encrypted, and decrypted data.
            byte[] dataToEncrypt = ByteConverter.GetBytes(dataString);
            byte[] encryptedData;
            byte[] decryptedData;

            //Create a new instance of the RSACryptoServiceProvider class 
            // and automatically create a new key-pair.
            RSACryptoServiceProvider RSAalg = new RSACryptoServiceProvider();

            //Display the origianl data to the console.
            Console.WriteLine("Original Data: {0}", dataString);

            //Encrypt the byte array and specify no OAEP padding.  
            //OAEP padding is only available on Microsoft Windows XP or
            //later.  
            encryptedData = RSAalg.Encrypt(dataToEncrypt, false);

            //Display the encrypted data to the console. 
            Console.WriteLine("Encrypted Data: {0}", ByteConverter.GetString(encryptedData));

            //Pass the data to ENCRYPT and boolean flag specifying 
            //no OAEP padding.
            decryptedData = RSAalg.Decrypt(encryptedData, false);

            //Display the decrypted plaintext to the console. 
            Console.WriteLine("Decrypted plaintext: {0}", ByteConverter.GetString(decryptedData));
        }
        catch(CryptographicException e)
        {
            //Catch this exception in case the encryption did
            //not succeed.
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message);

        }
    }
}

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

RSACryptoServiceProvider Class | RSACryptoServiceProvider Members | System.Security.Cryptography Namespace | Cryptographic Services