SectionInformation.ProtectionProvider Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets the protected configuration provider for the associated configuration section.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProviderThe protected configuration provider for this ConfigurationSection object.
For unprotected sections, the ProtectionProvider property is null.
For more information about protected configuration sections, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.
The following example shows how to get the ProtectSection value of a ConfigurationSection object.
Public Shared Sub GetProtectionProvider() Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _ GetSectionInformation() Dim pp _ As ProtectedConfigurationProvider = _ sInfo.ProtectionProvider If pp Is Nothing Then Console.WriteLine("Protection provider is null") Else Console.WriteLine("Protection provider: {0}", _ pp.ToString()) End If End Sub 'GetProtectionProvider
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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