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CipherAlgorithmType Enumeration

Defines the possible cipher algorithms for the SslStream class.

Namespace:  System.Security.Authentication
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

'Declaration
Public Enumeration CipherAlgorithmType
'Usage
Dim instance As CipherAlgorithmType

Member nameDescription
NoneNo encryption algorithm is used.
Rc2Rivest's Code 2 (RC2) algorithm.
Rc4Rivest's Code 4 (RC4) algorithm.
DesThe Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm.
TripleDesThe Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) algorithm.
AesThe Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm.
Aes128The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm with a 128 bit key.
Aes192The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm with a 192 bit key.
Aes256The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm with a 256 bit key.

This enumeration specifies valid values for the SslStream.CipherAlgorithm property.

The following example displays the properties of an SslStream.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.
static void AuthenticateCallback(IAsyncResult* ar)
{
    SslStream* stream = dynamic_cast<SslStream*> (ar->AsyncState);
    try 
    {
        stream->EndClientAuthenticate(ar);
        Console::WriteLine(S"Authentication succeeded.");
        Console::WriteLine(S"Cipher: {0} strength {1}", __box(stream->CipherAlgorithm), __box(stream->CipherStrength));
        Console::WriteLine(S"Hash: {0} strength {1}", __box(stream->HashAlgorithm), __box(stream->HashStrength));
        Console::WriteLine(S"Key exchange: {0} strength {1}", __box(stream->KeyExchangeAlgorithm), __box(stream->KeyExchangeStrength));
        Console::WriteLine(S"Protocol: {0}", __box(stream->SslProtocol));
        // Encode a test message into a byte array.
        // Signal the end of the message using the "<EOF>".
        Byte message[] = Encoding::UTF8->GetBytes(S"Hello from the client.<EOF>");
        // Asynchronously send a message to the server.
        stream->BeginWrite(message, 0, message->Length, 
            new AsyncCallback(WriteCallback),
            stream);
    }
    catch (Exception* authenticationException)
    {
        e = authenticationException;
        complete = true;
        return;
    }
}

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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