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MemoryProtectionScope Enumeration
Visual Studio 2010
Specifies the scope of memory protection to be applied by the Protect method.
Assembly: System.Security (in System.Security.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| SameProcess | Only code running in the same process as the code that called the Protect method can unprotect memory. | |
| CrossProcess | All code in any process can unprotect memory that was protected using the Protect method. | |
| SameLogon | Only code running in the same user context as the code that called the Protect method can unprotect memory. |
The following code example shows how to use data protection.
Imports System Imports System.Security.Cryptography Public Class MemoryProtectionSample Public Shared Sub Main() ' Create the original data to be encrypted (The data length should be a multiple of 16). Dim secret As Byte() = {1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4} ' Encrypt the data in memory. The result is stored in the same same array as the original data. ProtectedMemory.Protect(secret, MemoryProtectionScope.SameLogon) ' Decrypt the data in memory and store in the original array. ProtectedMemory.Unprotect(secret, MemoryProtectionScope.SameLogon) End Sub End Class
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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