RC2CryptoServiceProvider Class
.NET Framework Class Library
RC2CryptoServiceProvider Class

Defines a wrapper object to access the cryptographic service provider (CSP) implementation of the RC2 algorithm. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class RC2CryptoServiceProvider _
    Inherits RC2
C#
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class RC2CryptoServiceProvider : RC2
Visual C++
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class RC2CryptoServiceProvider sealed : public RC2
F#
[<SealedAttribute>]
[<ComVisibleAttribute(true)>]
type RC2CryptoServiceProvider =  
    class
        inherit RC2
    end

The RC2CryptoServiceProvider implementation supports key lengths from 40 bits to 128 bits in increments of 8 bits.

The RC2CryptoServiceProvider object is a block cipher that encrypts and decrypts data in blocks of 8 bytes. This class pads the final block of data if it is less than 8 bytes. As a result of this padding, the length of encrypted data could be greater than the original plaintext.

Note that the RC2CryptoServiceProvider object does not use salt.

The following code example encrypts and then decrypts a string.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Security.Cryptography



Module Crypto

    Sub Main()

        ' Create a new instance of the RC2CryptoServiceProvider class
        ' and automatically generate a Key and IV.
        Dim rc2CSP As New RC2CryptoServiceProvider()

        Console.WriteLine("Effective key size is {0} bits.", rc2CSP.EffectiveKeySize)

        ' Get the key and IV.
        Dim key As Byte() = rc2CSP.Key
        Dim IV As Byte() = rc2CSP.IV

        ' Get an encryptor.
        Dim encryptor As ICryptoTransform = rc2CSP.CreateEncryptor(key, IV)

        ' Encrypt the data as an array of encrypted bytes in memory.
        Dim msEncrypt As New MemoryStream()
        Dim csEncrypt As New CryptoStream(msEncrypt, encryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write)

        ' Convert the data to a byte array.
        Dim original As String = "Here is some data to encrypt."
        Dim toEncrypt As Byte() = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(original)

        ' Write all data to the crypto stream and flush it.
        csEncrypt.Write(toEncrypt, 0, toEncrypt.Length)
        csEncrypt.FlushFinalBlock()

        ' Get the encrypted array of bytes.
        Dim encrypted As Byte() = msEncrypt.ToArray()

        '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
        ' This is where the data could be transmitted or saved.          
        '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

        'Get a decryptor that uses the same key and IV as the encryptor.
        Dim decryptor As ICryptoTransform = rc2CSP.CreateDecryptor(key, IV)

        ' Now decrypt the previously encrypted message using the decryptor
        ' obtained in the above step.
        Dim msDecrypt As New MemoryStream(encrypted)
        Dim csDecrypt As New CryptoStream(msDecrypt, decryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Read)

        ' Read the decrypted bytes from the decrypting stream
        ' and place them in a StringBuilder class.
        Dim roundtrip As New StringBuilder()

        Dim b As Integer = 0

        Do
            b = csDecrypt.ReadByte()

            If b <> -1 Then
                roundtrip.Append(ChrW(b))
            End If
        Loop While b <> -1

        ' Display the original data and the decrypted data.
        Console.WriteLine("Original:   {0}", original)
        Console.WriteLine("Round Trip: {0}", roundtrip)

        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub
End Module
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

namespace RC2CryptoServiceProvider_Examples
{
    class MyMainClass
    {
        public static void Main()
        {

            // Create a new instance of the RC2CryptoServiceProvider class
            // and automatically generate a Key and IV.
            RC2CryptoServiceProvider rc2CSP = new RC2CryptoServiceProvider();

            Console.WriteLine("Effective key size is {0} bits.", rc2CSP.EffectiveKeySize);

            // Get the key and IV.
            byte[] key = rc2CSP.Key;
            byte[] IV = rc2CSP.IV;

            // Get an encryptor.
            ICryptoTransform encryptor = rc2CSP.CreateEncryptor(key, IV);

            // Encrypt the data as an array of encrypted bytes in memory.
            MemoryStream msEncrypt = new MemoryStream();
            CryptoStream csEncrypt = new CryptoStream(msEncrypt, encryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write);

            // Convert the data to a byte array.
            string original = "Here is some data to encrypt.";
            byte[] toEncrypt = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(original);

            // Write all data to the crypto stream and flush it.
            csEncrypt.Write(toEncrypt, 0, toEncrypt.Length);
            csEncrypt.FlushFinalBlock();

            // Get the encrypted array of bytes.
            byte[] encrypted = msEncrypt.ToArray();

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // This is where the data could be transmitted or saved.          
            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////

            //Get a decryptor that uses the same key and IV as the encryptor.
            ICryptoTransform decryptor = rc2CSP.CreateDecryptor(key, IV);

            // Now decrypt the previously encrypted message using the decryptor
            // obtained in the above step.
            MemoryStream msDecrypt = new MemoryStream(encrypted);
            CryptoStream csDecrypt = new CryptoStream(msDecrypt, decryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Read);

            // Read the decrypted bytes from the decrypting stream
            // and place them in a StringBuilder class.

            StringBuilder roundtrip = new StringBuilder();

            int b = 0;

            do
            {
                b = csDecrypt.ReadByte();

                if (b != -1)
                {
                    roundtrip.Append((char)b);
                }

            } while (b != -1);


            // Display the original data and the decrypted data.
            Console.WriteLine("Original:   {0}", original);
            Console.WriteLine("Round Trip: {0}", roundtrip);

            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}
System..::.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography..::.SymmetricAlgorithm
    System.Security.Cryptography..::.RC2
      System.Security.Cryptography..::.RC2CryptoServiceProvider
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 SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role not supported), 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.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
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