Decrypts an encrypted password.
Assembly: System.Web.ApplicationServices (in System.Web.ApplicationServices.dll)
Protected Overridable Function DecryptPassword ( _ encodedPassword As Byte() _ ) As Byte()
protected virtual byte[] DecryptPassword( byte[] encodedPassword )
protected: virtual array<unsigned char>^ DecryptPassword( array<unsigned char>^ encodedPassword )
abstract DecryptPassword : encodedPassword:byte[] -> byte[] override DecryptPassword : encodedPassword:byte[] -> byte[]
Parameters
- encodedPassword
- Type: System.Byte[]
A byte array that contains the encrypted password to decrypt.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ProviderException |
The ValidationKey property or DecryptionKey property is set to AutoGenerate. |
| PlatformNotSupportedException |
This method is not available. This can occur if the application targets the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile. To prevent this exception, override the method, or change the application to target the full version of the .NET Framework. |
The DecryptPassword method is a virtual method that is provided for membership provider implementations to use when supporting encrypted password formats.
For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4Windows 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.