DataProtectionUnprotect Method

Decrypts the data in a specified byte array and returns a byte array that contains the decrypted data.

Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.147 -- Release Build+759c9d29b79c81f10905de8f58b653be932045f0
public static byte[] Unprotect(
	byte[] encryptedData,
	byte[]? optionalEntropy = null,
	bool protectToLocalMachine = true,
	string settingsCategory = "CryptographyServices"
)

Parameters

encryptedData  Byte
A byte array containing data encrypted using the Protect(Byte, Byte, Boolean, String) method.
optionalEntropy  Byte  (Optional)
An optional additional byte array that was used to encrypt the data, or null if the additional byte array was not used.
protectToLocalMachine  Boolean  (Optional)
Set to true to protect data to the local machine; otherwise, set to false to protect data to the current user.
settingsCategory  String  (Optional)
The config file settings category under which the settings are defined.

Return Value

Byte
A byte array representing the decrypted data.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullExceptionThe encryptedData parameter is null.
CryptographicExceptionThe decryption failed.

See Also