MaskGenerationMethod Class

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Represents the abstract class from which all mask generator algorithms must derive.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public MustInherit Class MaskGenerationMethod

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public abstract class MaskGenerationMethod

The MaskGenerationMethod type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	MaskGenerationMethod	Initializes a new instance of the MaskGenerationMethod class.

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	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.)
	GenerateMask	When overridden in a derived class, generates a mask with the specified length using the specified random seed.
	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.)

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Derived classes of MaskGenerationMethod compute masks that are used in key exchange algorithms such as Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP).

This class is used by implementations of key exchange algorithms only for mask generation. Application code does not use this class directly.

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

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Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.