SafeHandle Class

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class SafeHandle
    Implements IDisposable
'Usage
Dim instance As SafeHandle
public abstract class SafeHandle : IDisposable
public ref class SafeHandle abstract : IDisposable
public abstract class SafeHandle implements IDisposable
public abstract class SafeHandle implements IDisposable

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator
    System.Security.Cryptography.SafeHandle

Thread Safety

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

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0

See Also

Reference

SafeHandle Members
System.Security.Cryptography Namespace