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SymmetricAlgorithm.CreateEncryptor Method (Byte[], Byte[])

.NET Framework 4.5

When overridden in a derived class, creates a symmetric encryptor object with the specified Key property and initialization vector (IV).

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

Syntax

C++

public abstract ICryptoTransform CreateEncryptor(
	byte[] rgbKey,
	byte[] rgbIV
)

Parameters

rgbKey: Type: System.Byte[]
The secret key to use for the symmetric algorithm.

rgbIV: Type: System.Byte[]
The initialization vector to use for the symmetric algorithm.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography.ICryptoTransform
A symmetric encryptor object.

Remarks

Use the CreateDecryptor overload with the same parameters to decrypt the result of this method.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

SymmetricAlgorithm Class

CreateEncryptor Overload

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

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