DataProtector.Protect(Byte[]) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:: System.Security.dll

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Protects the specified user data.

public:
 cli::array <System::Byte> ^ Protect(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ userData);

public byte[] Protect (byte[] userData);

member this.Protect : byte[] -> byte[]

Public Function Protect (userData As Byte()) As Byte()

Parameters

userData: Byte[]

The data to be protected.

Returns

Byte[]

A byte array that contains the encrypted data.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

userData is null.

Applies to

Jaa