ProtectedConfigurationProviderCollection Class
Provides a collection of ProtectedConfigurationProvider objects.
System.Configuration.Provider::ProviderCollection
System.Configuration::ProtectedConfigurationProviderCollection
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
The ProtectedConfigurationProviderCollection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ProtectedConfigurationProviderCollection | Initializes a new instance of the ProtectedConfigurationProviderCollection class using default settings. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Count | Gets the number of providers in the collection. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | IsSynchronized | Gets a value indicating whether access to the collection is synchronized (thread safe). (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | Item | Gets a ProtectedConfigurationProvider object in the collection with the specified name. |
![]() | SyncRoot | Gets the current object. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Add | Adds a ProtectedConfigurationProvider object to the collection. (Overrides ProviderCollection::Add(ProviderBase).) |
![]() | Clear | Removes all items from the collection. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | CopyTo | Copies the contents of the collection to the given array starting at the specified index. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetEnumerator | Returns an object that implements the IEnumerator interface to iterate through the collection. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Remove | Removes a provider from the collection. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | SetReadOnly | Sets the collection to be read-only. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ICollection::CopyTo | Copies the elements of the ProviderCollection to an array, starting at a particular array index. (Inherited from ProviderCollection.) |
The Providers property of the ProtectedConfiguration class is a ProtectedConfigurationProviderCollection collection of all protected-configuration providers available to your application.
You can encrypt sections of a configuration file to protect sensitive information used by your application. This improves security by making unauthorized access difficult, even if an attacker gains access to your configuration file.
The .NET Framework includes two protected configuration providers that can be used to encrypt sections of a configuration file: the RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider class, which uses the RSACryptoServiceProvider class to encrypt configuration sections, and the DpapiProtectedConfigurationProvider class, which uses the Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) to encrypt configuration sections.
You might have a requirement to encrypt sensitive information using an algorithm other than the RSA or DPAPI providers. In this case, you can build your own custom protected-configuration provider. The ProtectedConfigurationProvider class is an abstract base class that you must inherit from to create your own protected-configuration provider.
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.
