DataProtector.Create(String, String, String, String[]) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:: System.Security.dll

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Creates an instance of a data protector implementation by using the specified class name of the data protector, the application name, the primary purpose, and the specific purposes.

public:
 static System::Security::Cryptography::DataProtector ^ Create(System::String ^ providerClass, System::String ^ applicationName, System::String ^ primaryPurpose, ... cli::array <System::String ^> ^ specificPurposes);

public static System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtector Create (string providerClass, string applicationName, string primaryPurpose, params string[] specificPurposes);

static member Create : string * string * string * string[] -> System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtector

Public Shared Function Create (providerClass As String, applicationName As String, primaryPurpose As String, ParamArray specificPurposes As String()) As DataProtector

Parameters

providerClass: String

The class name for the data protector.

applicationName: String

The name of the application.

primaryPurpose: String

The primary purpose for the protected data.

specificPurposes: String[]

The specific purposes for the protected data.

Returns

DataProtector

A data protector implementation object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

providerClass is null.

Applies to