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DESCryptoServiceProvider::GenerateKey Method ()

 

Generates a random key (Key) to be used for the algorithm.

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

public:
virtual void GenerateKey() override

Use this method to generate a random key when none is specified. This method will never return a weak key (see IsWeakKey) or a semi-weak key (see IsSemiWeakKey).

This algorithm supports a key length of 64 bits.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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