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AesCryptoServiceProvider::CreateEncryptor Method (array<Byte>^, array<Byte>^)

 

Creates a symmetric encryptor object using the specified key and initialization vector (IV).

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

public:
virtual ICryptoTransform^ CreateEncryptor(
	array<unsigned char>^ key,
	array<unsigned char>^ iv
) override

Parameters

key
Type: array<System::Byte>^

The secret key to use for the symmetric algorithm.

iv
Type: array<System::Byte>^

The initialization vector to use for the symmetric algorithm.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography::ICryptoTransform^

A symmetric AES encryptor object.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The key or iv parameter is null.

ArgumentException

key is invalid.

See the code examples in the LegalKeySizes and LegalBlockSizes properties to determine the size of the key and iv parameters.

The following example shows how to use the AesCryptoServiceProvider::CreateEncryptor method to encrypt a message. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the AesCryptoServiceProvider class.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
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