Describes the abstract base class from which all implementations of symmetric key algorithms that are used for smart card Base CSP must be derived.

The following tables list the members exposed by the SymmetricKey type.

Protected Constructors

  Name Description
SymmetricKey Initializes SymmetricKey class objects.
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Public Properties

  Name Description
public property Key Gets the symmetric key;
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Public Methods (see also Protected Methods)

  Name Description
public method Dispose Frees, releases, or resets unmanaged resources associated with the key.
public method Encrypt Encrypts data by using the symmetric key.
public method Equals  Overloaded. (Inherited from Object)
public method GetHashCode  (Inherited from Object)
public method GetType  (Inherited from Object)
public methodstatic ReferenceEquals  (Inherited from Object)
public method ToString  (Inherited from Object)
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Protected Methods

  Name Description
protected method Finalize  (Inherited from Object)
protected method MemberwiseClone  (Inherited from Object)
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