SecureStringExtensionsEncryptPassword Method

Encrypts an instance of to a DPAPI-protected string.

Definition

Namespace: ADCS.CertMod.Managed.Extensions
Assembly: ADCS.CertMod.Managed (in ADCS.CertMod.Managed.dll) Version: 1.2.0.0 (1.2.0.0)

C#

public static string EncryptPassword(
	this SecureString password
)

VB

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function EncryptPassword ( 
	password As SecureString
) As String

C++

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static String^ EncryptPassword(
	SecureString^ password
)

String
DPAPI-protected string.

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type SecureString. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

This method uses current user context for DPAPI.