SymmetricSecurityKey.GetIVSize(String) Method

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, gets the size, in bits, of the initialization vector (IV) that is required for the specified cryptographic algorithm.

public:
 abstract int GetIVSize(System::String ^ algorithm);
public abstract int GetIVSize (string algorithm);
abstract member GetIVSize : string -> int
Public MustOverride Function GetIVSize (algorithm As String) As Integer

Parameters

algorithm
String

The cryptographic algorithm to get the size of the initialization vector (IV).

Returns

The size, in bits, of the initialization vector (IV) that is required for the cryptographic algorithm specified in the algorithm parameter.

Applies to