ProtectedConfiguration Class
Provides access to the protected-configuration providers for the current application's configuration file.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
The ProtectedConfiguration type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | DefaultProvider | Gets the name of the default protected-configuration provider. |
![]() ![]() | Providers | Gets a collection of the installed protected-configuration providers. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | DataProtectionProviderName | The name of the data protection provider. |
![]() ![]() | ProtectedDataSectionName | The name of the protected data section. |
![]() ![]() | RsaProviderName | The name of the RSA provider. |
The ProtectedConfiguration class allows you to obtain information about the providers available to protect sensitive configuration data. You typically use the standard providers, but you can also create custom providers by deriving from the ProtectedConfigurationProvider class.
For more information about protected configuration, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.
Windows 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.
