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PasswordDeriveBytes Class
.NET Framework 1.1
Derives a key from a password.
For a list of all members of this type, see PasswordDeriveBytes Members.
System.Object
System.Security.Cryptography.DeriveBytes
System.Security.Cryptography.PasswordDeriveBytes
[Visual Basic] Public Class PasswordDeriveBytes Inherits DeriveBytes [C#] public class PasswordDeriveBytes : DeriveBytes [C++] public __gc class PasswordDeriveBytes : public DeriveBytes [JScript] public class PasswordDeriveBytes extends DeriveBytes
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Requirements
Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: Mscorlib (in Mscorlib.dll)
See Also
PasswordDeriveBytes Members | System.Security.Cryptography Namespace | Cryptographic Services
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