ProtectedKey.CreateFromEncryptedKey Method

Constructor method used to create a new ProtectedKey from an already encrypted symmetric key.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography (in Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
PublicSharedFunctionCreateFromEncryptedKey ( _
    encryptedKeyAs Byte(), _
    dataProtectionScopeAs DataProtectionScope _
) As ProtectedKey

publicstatic ProtectedKey CreateFromEncryptedKey(
    byte[] encryptedKey,
    DataProtectionScope dataProtectionScope
)

public:
static ProtectedKey^ CreateFromEncryptedKey(
    array<unsigned char>^ encryptedKey, 
    DataProtectionScope dataProtectionScope
)

publicstaticfunctionCreateFromEncryptedKey(
    encryptedKey : byte[], 
    dataProtectionScope : DataProtectionScope
) : ProtectedKey

Parameters

• encryptedKey
  Type: array<System.Byte>
  Encrypted key to protect.

• dataProtectionScope
  Type: System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope
  DataProtectionScope

Return Value

Initialized ProtectedKey containing the plaintext key protected with DPAPI.

See Also

ProtectedKey Class

Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography Namespace