Class AesProtector
Provides data protection using AES Cipher.
Namespace: Neon.Web
Assembly: Neon.Web.dll
Syntax
public class AesProtectorConstructors
AesProtector(AesCipher)
Constructor.
Declaration
public AesProtector(AesCipher aesCipher)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AesCipher | aesCipher |
Methods
CreateProtector(string)
Creates an IDataProtector given a purpose.
Declaration
public IDataProtector CreateProtector(string purpose)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| string | purpose | The purpose to be assigned to the newly-created IDataProtector. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| IDataProtector | An IDataProtector tied to the provided purpose. |
Remarks
The purpose parameter must be unique for the intended use case; two
different IDataProtector instances created with two different purpose
values will not be able to decipher each other's payloads. The purpose parameter
value is not intended to be kept secret.
Protect(byte[])
Cryptographically protects a piece of plaintext data.
Declaration
public byte[] Protect(byte[] plaintext)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| byte[] | plaintext | The plaintext data to protect. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| byte[] | The protected form of the plaintext data. |
Unprotect(byte[])
Cryptographically unprotects a piece of protected data.
Declaration
public byte[] Unprotect(byte[] protectedData)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| byte[] | protectedData | The protected data to unprotect. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| byte[] | The plaintext form of the protected data. |
Exceptions
| Type | Condition |
|---|---|
| CryptographicException | Thrown if the protected data is invalid or malformed. |