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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Caution: |
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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.
<DataProtectionPermission( _
SecurityAction.Deny, _
Flags:=DataProtectionPermissionFlags.ProtectData)> _
Private Sub TryProtectData()
Try
ProtectData()
Catch ex As SecurityException
Dim protectionPermission As DataProtectionPermission
protectionPermission = _
CType(ex.DenySetInstance, DataProtectionPermission)
WriteLine("Security exception thrown when attempting: " + _
protectionPermission.Flags.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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