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PKCS1MaskGenerationMethod.GenerateMask Method

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Generates and returns a mask from the specified random seed of the specified length.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Overrides Function GenerateMask ( _
    rgbSeed As Byte(), _
    cbReturn As Integer _
) As Byte()

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public override byte[] GenerateMask(
    byte[] rgbSeed,
    int cbReturn
)

Parameters

  • rgbSeed
    Type: array<System.Byte[]
    The random seed to use for computing the mask.
  • cbReturn
    Type: System.Int32
    The length of the generated mask in bytes.

Return Value

Type: array<System.Byte[]
A randomly generated mask whose length is equal to the cbReturn parameter.

Remarks

Masks are used in key exchange computation and generally are not used by applications.

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.