RC2CryptoServiceProvider Class
Defines a wrapper object to access the cryptographic service provider (CSP) implementation of the RC2 algorithm. This class cannot be inherited.
For a list of all members of this type, see RC2CryptoServiceProvider Members.
System.Object
System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.RC2
System.Security.Cryptography.RC2CryptoServiceProvider
[Visual Basic] NotInheritable Public Class RC2CryptoServiceProvider Inherits RC2 [C#] public sealed class RC2CryptoServiceProvider : RC2 [C++] public __gc __sealed class RC2CryptoServiceProvider : public RC2 [JScript] public class RC2CryptoServiceProvider extends RC2
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.
Example
[Visual Basic] Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Text Imports System.Security.Cryptography Namespace RC2CryptoServiceProvider_Examples Class MyMainClass Public Shared Sub Main() Dim original As String = "This is a much longer string of data than a public/private key algorithm will accept." Dim roundtrip As String Dim textConverter As New ASCIIEncoding() Dim rc2CSP As New RC2CryptoServiceProvider() Dim fromEncrypt() As Byte Dim encrypted() As Byte Dim toEncrypt() As Byte Dim key() As Byte Dim IV() As Byte Console.WriteLine("Effective key size is {0} bits.", rc2CSP.EffectiveKeySize) 'Create a new key and initialization vector. rc2CSP.GenerateKey() rc2CSP.GenerateIV() 'Get the key and IV. key = rc2CSP.Key IV = rc2CSP.IV 'Get an encryptor. Dim encryptor As ICryptoTransform = rc2CSP.CreateEncryptor(key, IV) 'Encrypt the data. Dim msEncrypt As New MemoryStream() Dim csEncrypt As New CryptoStream(msEncrypt, encryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write) 'Convert the data to a byte array. toEncrypt = textConverter.GetBytes(original) 'Write all data to the crypto stream and flush it. csEncrypt.Write(toEncrypt, 0, toEncrypt.Length) csEncrypt.FlushFinalBlock() 'Get encrypted array of bytes. encrypted = msEncrypt.ToArray() 'This is where the message would be transmitted to a recipient ' who already knows your secret key. Optionally, you can ' also encrypt your secret key using a public key algorithm ' and pass it to the mesage recipient along with the RC2 ' encrypted message. 'Get a decryptor that uses the same key and IV as the encryptor. Dim decryptor As ICryptoTransform = rc2CSP.CreateDecryptor(key, IV) 'Now decrypt the previously encrypted message using the decryptor ' obtained in the above step. Dim msDecrypt As New MemoryStream(encrypted) Dim csDecrypt As New CryptoStream(msDecrypt, decryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Read) fromEncrypt = New Byte(encrypted.Length) {} 'Read the data out of the crypto stream. csDecrypt.Read(fromEncrypt, 0, fromEncrypt.Length) 'Convert the byte array back into a string. roundtrip = textConverter.GetString(fromEncrypt) 'Display the original data and the decrypted data. Console.WriteLine("Original: {0}", original) Console.WriteLine("Round Trip: {0}", roundtrip) End Sub 'Main End Class 'MyMainClass End Namespace 'RC2CryptoServiceProvider_Examples [C#] using System; using System.IO; using System.Text; using System.Security.Cryptography; namespace RC2CryptoServiceProvider_Examples { class MyMainClass { public static void Main() { string original = "This is a much longer string of data than a public/private key algorithm will accept."; string roundtrip; ASCIIEncoding textConverter = new ASCIIEncoding(); RC2CryptoServiceProvider rc2CSP = new RC2CryptoServiceProvider(); byte[] fromEncrypt; byte[] encrypted; byte[] toEncrypt; byte[] key; byte[] IV; Console.WriteLine("Effective key size is {0} bits.", rc2CSP.EffectiveKeySize); //Create a new key and initialization vector. rc2CSP.GenerateKey(); rc2CSP.GenerateIV(); //Get the key and IV. key = rc2CSP.Key; IV = rc2CSP.IV; //Get an encryptor. ICryptoTransform encryptor = rc2CSP.CreateEncryptor(key, IV); //Encrypt the data. MemoryStream msEncrypt = new MemoryStream(); CryptoStream csEncrypt = new CryptoStream(msEncrypt, encryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write); //Convert the data to a byte array. toEncrypt = textConverter.GetBytes(original); //Write all data to the crypto stream and flush it. csEncrypt.Write(toEncrypt, 0, toEncrypt.Length); csEncrypt.FlushFinalBlock(); //Get encrypted array of bytes. encrypted = msEncrypt.ToArray(); //This is where the message would be transmitted to a recipient // who already knows your secret key. Optionally, you can // also encrypt your secret key using a public key algorithm // and pass it to the mesage recipient along with the RC2 // encrypted message. //Get a decryptor that uses the same key and IV as the encryptor. ICryptoTransform decryptor = rc2CSP.CreateDecryptor(key, IV); //Now decrypt the previously encrypted message using the decryptor // obtained in the above step. MemoryStream msDecrypt = new MemoryStream(encrypted); CryptoStream csDecrypt = new CryptoStream(msDecrypt, decryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Read); fromEncrypt = new byte[encrypted.Length]; //Read the data out of the crypto stream. csDecrypt.Read(fromEncrypt, 0, fromEncrypt.Length); //Convert the byte array back into a string. roundtrip = textConverter.GetString(fromEncrypt); //Display the original data and the decrypted data. Console.WriteLine("Original: {0}", original); Console.WriteLine("Round Trip: {0}", roundtrip); } } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Text; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography; int main() { String *original = "This is a much longer string of data than a public/private key algorithm will accept."; String *roundtrip; ASCIIEncoding * textConverter = new ASCIIEncoding(); RC2CryptoServiceProvider * rc2CSP = new RC2CryptoServiceProvider(); Byte fromEncrypt __gc[]; Byte encrypted __gc[]; Byte toEncrypt __gc[]; Byte key __gc[]; Byte IV __gc[]; Console::WriteLine("Effective key size is {0} bits.", (rc2CSP->EffectiveKeySize).ToString()); //Create a new key and initialization vector. rc2CSP->GenerateKey(); rc2CSP->GenerateIV(); //Get the key and IV. key = rc2CSP->Key; IV = rc2CSP->IV; //Get an encryptor. ICryptoTransform * encryptor = rc2CSP->CreateEncryptor(key, IV); //Encrypt the data. MemoryStream * msEncrypt = new MemoryStream(); CryptoStream * csEncrypt = new CryptoStream(msEncrypt, encryptor, CryptoStreamMode::Write); //Convert the data to a Byte array. toEncrypt = textConverter->GetBytes(original); //Write all data to the crypto stream and flush it. csEncrypt->Write(toEncrypt, 0, toEncrypt->Length); csEncrypt->FlushFinalBlock(); //Get encrypted array of Bytes. encrypted = msEncrypt->ToArray(); //This is where the message would be transmitted to a recipient // who already knows your secret key. Optionally, you can // also encrypt your secret key using a public key algorithm // and pass it to the mesage recipient along with the RC2 // encrypted message. //Get a decryptor that uses the same key and IV as the encryptor. ICryptoTransform * decryptor = rc2CSP->CreateDecryptor(key, IV); //Now decrypt the previously encrypted message using the decryptor // obtained in the above step. MemoryStream * msDecrypt = new MemoryStream(encrypted); CryptoStream * csDecrypt = new CryptoStream(msDecrypt, decryptor, CryptoStreamMode::Read); fromEncrypt = new Byte[encrypted->Length]; //Read the data out of the crypto stream. csDecrypt->Read(fromEncrypt, 0, fromEncrypt->Length); //Convert the Byte array back into a string. roundtrip = textConverter->GetString(fromEncrypt); //Display the original data and the decrypted data. Console::WriteLine("Original: {0}", original); Console::WriteLine("Round Trip: {0}", roundtrip); }
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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
RC2CryptoServiceProvider Members | System.Security.Cryptography Namespace | Cryptographic Services