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RSAPKCS1KeyExchangeFormatter.CreateKeyExchange Method (array<Byte[])

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Creates the encrypted key exchange data from the specified input data.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib.Extensions (in mscorlib.Extensions.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Overrides Function CreateKeyExchange ( _
    rgbData As Byte() _
) As Byte()

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public override byte[] CreateKeyExchange(
    byte[] rgbData
)

Parameters

  • rgbData
    Type: array<System.Byte[]
    The secret information to be passed in the key exchange.

Return Value

Type: array<System.Byte[]
The encrypted key exchange data to be sent to the intended recipient.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
CryptographicException

rgbData is too big.
CryptographicUnexpectedOperationException

The key is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This data can be interpreted only by the holder of the private key corresponding to the public key used to encrypt the data. This helps to ensure that only the intended recipient can access the secret information.

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

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