CngAlgorithmGroup Class
Encapsulates the name of an encryption algorithm group.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CngAlgorithmGroup(String) | Initializes a new instance of the CngAlgorithmGroup class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AlgorithmGroup | Gets the name of the algorithm group that the current CngAlgorithm object specifies. |
![]() ![]() | DiffieHellman | Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Diffie-Hellman family of algorithms. |
![]() ![]() | Dsa | Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) family of algorithms. |
![]() ![]() | ECDiffieHellman | Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) family of algorithms. |
![]() ![]() | ECDsa | Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) family of algorithms. |
![]() ![]() | Rsa | Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) family of algorithms. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(CngAlgorithmGroup) | Compares the specified CngAlgorithmGroup object to the current CngAlgorithmGroup object. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Compares the specified object to the current CngAlgorithmGroup object.(Overrides Object.Equals(Object).) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Generates a hash value for the algorithm group name that is embedded in the current CngAlgorithmGroup object.(Overrides Object.GetHashCode().) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | ToString() | Gets the name of the algorithm group that the current CngAlgorithm object specifies.(Overrides Object.ToString().) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equality(CngAlgorithmGroup, CngAlgorithmGroup) | Determines whether two CngAlgorithmGroup objects specify the same algorithm group. |
![]() ![]() | Inequality(CngAlgorithmGroup, CngAlgorithmGroup) | Determines whether two CngAlgorithmGroup objects do not specify the same algorithm group. |
The CngAlgorithmGroup class is a utility class. It consists of static properties, comparison methods, and a private, internally maintained string that defines an algorithm group name.
The static properties return CngAlgorithmGroup objects. Each object's internal string is initialized to the algorithm group name that corresponds to the name of the static property.
You can also use this class to create objects for algorithm groups that are not covered by the static properties.
Several Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) classes (such as CngKey) return CngAlgorithmGroup objects. Classes that receive CngAlgorithm objects can retrieve the embedded algorithm group name by calling the object's AlgorithmGroup property.
Therefore, CngAlgorithmGroup serves as an enumeration of well-known algorithm groups. It lets you specify an algorithm group name by using a strongly typed value instead of a string.
Available since 3.5
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.



