SymmetricAlgorithm::KeySize Property

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Gets or sets the size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm.

Namespace:   System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

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property int KeySize {
	virtual int get();
	virtual void set(int value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::Int32

The size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm.

Exception Condition
CryptographicException

The key size is not valid.

The valid key sizes are specified by the particular symmetric algorithm implementation and are listed in the LegalKeySizes property.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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