RandomNumberGenerator Class
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Represents the abstract class from which all implementations of cryptographic random number generators derive.
System::Object
System.Security.Cryptography::RandomNumberGenerator
System.Security.Cryptography::RNGCryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography::RandomNumberGenerator
System.Security.Cryptography::RNGCryptoServiceProvider
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The RandomNumberGenerator type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetBytes | When overridden in a derived class, fills an array of bytes with a cryptographically strong, random sequence of values. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Cryptographic random number generators create cryptographically strong random values.
Application code does not directly use this class. This abstract class is provided as the base class for all cryptographic random number generators.
For an implementation of a cryptographic random number generator, use the derived class RNGCryptoServiceProvider.
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