DataProtectionPermissionFlags Enumeration
.NET Framework 3.0
Specifies the access permissions for encrypting data and memory.
Namespace: System.Security.Permissions
Assembly: System.Security (in system.security.dll)
Assembly: System.Security (in system.security.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AllFlags | The ability to encrypt data, encrypt memory, unencrypt data, and unencrypt memory. | |
| NoFlags | No protection abilities. | |
| ProtectData | The ability to encrypt data. | |
| ProtectMemory | The ability to encrypt memory. | |
| UnprotectData | The ability to unencrypt data. | |
| UnprotectMemory | The ability to 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.
Caution: |
|---|
| 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.
/** @attribute DataProtectionPermission(SecurityAction.Deny,
Flags = DataProtectionPermissionFlags.ProtectData)
*/
private static void TryProtectData()
{
try {
ProtectData();
return;
}
catch (System.Security.SecurityException e) {
Console.WriteLine("A security exception thrown when attempting:"
+ ((DataProtectionPermission)(e.get_DenySetInstance())).
get_Flags());
return;
}
} //TryProtectData
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