MACTripleDES Class
Computes a Message Authentication Code (MAC) using TripleDES for the input data CryptoStream.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
System.Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.KeyedHashAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.MACTripleDES
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | MACTripleDES() | Initializes a new instance of the MACTripleDES class. |
![]() | MACTripleDES(Byte[]) | Initializes a new instance of the MACTripleDES class with the specified key data. |
![]() | MACTripleDES(String, Byte[]) | Initializes a new instance of the MACTripleDES class with the specified key data and using the specified implementation of TripleDES. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CanReuseTransform | Gets a value indicating whether the current transform can be reused.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | CanTransformMultipleBlocks | When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether multiple blocks can be transformed.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Hash | Gets the value of the computed hash code.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | HashSize | Gets the size, in bits, of the computed hash code.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | InputBlockSize | When overridden in a derived class, gets the input block size.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Key | Gets or sets the key to use in the hash algorithm.(Inherited from KeyedHashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | OutputBlockSize | When overridden in a derived class, gets the output block size.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Padding | Gets or sets the padding mode used in the hashing algorithm. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Clear() | Releases all resources used by the HashAlgorithm class.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | ComputeHash(Byte[]) | Computes the hash value for the specified byte array.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | ComputeHash(Byte[], Int32, Int32) | Computes the hash value for the specified region of the specified byte array.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | ComputeHash(Stream) | Computes the hash value for the specified Stream object.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the current instance of the HashAlgorithm class.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the resources used by the MACTripleDES instance.(Overrides KeyedHashAlgorithm.Dispose(Boolean).) |
![]() | 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.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | HashCore(Byte[], Int32, Int32) | Routes data written to the object into the TripleDES encryptor for computing the Message Authentication Code (MAC).(Overrides HashAlgorithm.HashCore(Byte[], Int32, Int32).) |
![]() | HashFinal() | Returns the computed Message Authentication Code (MAC) after all data is written to the object.(Overrides HashAlgorithm.HashFinal().) |
![]() | Initialize() | Initializes an instance of MACTripleDES.(Overrides HashAlgorithm.Initialize().) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | |
![]() | ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | TransformBlock(Byte[], Int32, Int32, Byte[], Int32) | Computes the hash value for the specified region of the input byte array and copies the specified region of the input byte array to the specified region of the output byte array.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | TransformFinalBlock(Byte[], Int32, Int32) | Computes the hash value for the specified region of the specified byte array.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | HashSizeValue | Represents the size, in bits, of the computed hash code.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | HashValue | Represents the value of the computed hash code.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | KeyValue | The key to use in the hash algorithm.(Inherited from KeyedHashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | State | Represents the state of the hash computation.(Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
A MAC can be used to determine whether a message sent over an insecure channel has been tampered with, provided that the sender and receiver share a secret key. The sender computes the MAC for the original data, and sends both as a single message. The receiver recomputes the MAC on the received message, and checks that the computed MAC matches the transmitted MAC.
Any change to the data or the MAC results in a mismatch, because knowledge of the secret key is required to change the message and reproduce the correct MAC. Therefore, if the codes match, the message is authenticated.
MACTripleDES uses a key that is 16 or 24 bytes long, and produces a hash sequence that is 8 bytes long.
The following example creates a MAC for a file named input.txt, which is located in the folder that contains the example executable. The MAC and the original text are written to a file named encrypted.hsh in the same folder. The signed file is then read, and the MAC is calculated for the text portion of the file and compared to the MAC that is included with the text.
Available since 1.1
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.



