DataProtectionPermissionFlags Enumeration
Specifies the access permissions for encrypting data and memory.
This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.
Namespace: System.Security.PermissionsAssembly: System.Security (in System.Security.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
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| NoFlags | No protection abilities. | |
| ProtectData | The ability to encrypt data. | |
| UnprotectData | The ability to unencrypt data. | |
| ProtectMemory | The ability to encrypt memory. | |
| UnprotectMemory | The ability to unencrypt memory. | |
| AllFlags | The ability to encrypt data, encrypt memory, unencrypt data, and unencrypt memory. |
This enumeration is used by the DataProtectionPermission and DataProtectionPermissionAttribute classes to protect access to encrypted data and memory using the ProtectedData and ProtectedMemory classes.
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Many of these flags can have powerful effects and should be granted only to highly trusted code. |
The following code example shows the use of the DataProtectionPermissionFlags enumeration. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the DataProtectionPermission class.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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