EncryptedType.EncryptionMethod Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the <EncryptionMethod>
element for XML encryption.
public:
virtual property System::Security::Cryptography::Xml::EncryptionMethod ^ EncryptionMethod { System::Security::Cryptography::Xml::EncryptionMethod ^ get(); void set(System::Security::Cryptography::Xml::EncryptionMethod ^ value); };
public virtual System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.EncryptionMethod? EncryptionMethod { get; set; }
public virtual System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.EncryptionMethod EncryptionMethod { get; set; }
member this.EncryptionMethod : System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.EncryptionMethod with get, set
Public Overridable Property EncryptionMethod As EncryptionMethod
Property Value
An EncryptionMethod object that represents the <EncryptionMethod>
element.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to encrypt and decrypt an XML element using the EncryptedData class that derives from the EncryptedType class.
using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Security.Cryptography.Xml;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create an XmlDocument object.
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
// Load an XML file into the XmlDocument object.
try
{
xmlDoc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
xmlDoc.Load("test.xml");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
// Create a new TripleDES key.
TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider tDESkey = new TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider();
try
{
// Encrypt the "creditcard" element.
Encrypt(xmlDoc, "creditcard", tDESkey);
// Display the encrypted XML to the console.
Console.WriteLine("Encrypted XML:");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(xmlDoc.OuterXml);
// Decrypt the "creditcard" element.
Decrypt(xmlDoc, tDESkey);
// Display the encrypted XML to the console.
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Decrypted XML:");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(xmlDoc.OuterXml);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
finally
{
// Clear the TripleDES key.
tDESkey.Clear();
}
}
public static void Encrypt(XmlDocument Doc, string ElementToEncrypt, TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider Alg)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Find the specified element in the XmlDocument
// object and create a new XmlElemnt object.
////////////////////////////////////////////////
XmlElement elementToEncrypt = Doc.GetElementsByTagName(ElementToEncrypt)[0] as XmlElement;
// Throw an XmlException if the element was not found.
if (elementToEncrypt == null)
{
throw new XmlException("The specified element was not found");
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Create a new instance of the EncryptedXml class
// and use it to encrypt the XmlElement with the
// symmetric key.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
EncryptedXml eXml = new EncryptedXml();
byte[] encryptedElement = eXml.EncryptData(elementToEncrypt, Alg, false);
////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Construct an EncryptedData object and populate
// it with the desired encryption information.
////////////////////////////////////////////////
EncryptedData edElement = new EncryptedData();
edElement.Type = EncryptedXml.XmlEncElementUrl;
// Create an EncryptionMethod element so that the
// receiver knows which algorithm to use for decryption.
// Determine what kind of algorithm is being used and
// supply the appropriate URL to the EncryptionMethod element.
edElement.EncryptionMethod = new EncryptionMethod(EncryptedXml.XmlEncTripleDESUrl);
// Add the encrypted element data to the
// EncryptedData object.
edElement.CipherData.CipherValue = encryptedElement;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Replace the element from the original XmlDocument
// object with the EncryptedData element.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
EncryptedXml.ReplaceElement(elementToEncrypt, edElement, false);
}
public static void Decrypt(XmlDocument Doc, SymmetricAlgorithm Alg)
{
// Find the EncryptedData element in the XmlDocument.
XmlElement encryptedElement = Doc.GetElementsByTagName("EncryptedData")[0] as XmlElement;
// If the EncryptedData element was not found, throw an exception.
if (encryptedElement == null)
{
throw new XmlException("The EncryptedData element was not found.");
}
// Create an EncryptedData object and populate it.
EncryptedData edElement = new EncryptedData();
edElement.LoadXml(encryptedElement);
// Create a new EncryptedXml object.
EncryptedXml exml = new EncryptedXml();
// Decrypt the element using the symmetric key.
byte[] rgbOutput = exml.DecryptData(edElement, Alg);
// Replace the encryptedData element with the plaintext XML element.
exml.ReplaceData(encryptedElement, rgbOutput);
}
}
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.Xml
Module Program
Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
' Create an XmlDocument object.
Dim xmlDoc As New XmlDocument()
' Load an XML file into the XmlDocument object.
Try
xmlDoc.PreserveWhitespace = True
xmlDoc.Load("test.xml")
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
End Try
' Create a new TripleDES key.
Dim tDESkey As New TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider()
Try
' Encrypt the "creditcard" element.
Encrypt(xmlDoc, "creditcard", tDESkey)
' Display the encrypted XML to the console.
Console.WriteLine("Encrypted XML:")
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine(xmlDoc.OuterXml)
' Decrypt the "creditcard" element.
Decrypt(xmlDoc, tDESkey)
' Display the encrypted XML to the console.
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("Decrypted XML:")
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine(xmlDoc.OuterXml)
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
Finally
' Clear the TripleDES key.
tDESkey.Clear()
End Try
End Sub
Sub Encrypt(ByVal Doc As XmlDocument, ByVal ElementToEncryptString As String, ByVal Alg As TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider)
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' Find the specified element in the XmlDocument
' object and create a new XmlElemnt object.
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Dim elementToEncrypt As XmlElement = Doc.GetElementsByTagName(ElementToEncryptString)(0)
' Throw an XmlException if the element was not found.
If elementToEncrypt Is Nothing Then
Throw New XmlException("The specified element was not found")
End If
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' Create a new instance of the EncryptedXml class
' and use it to encrypt the XmlElement with the
' symmetric key.
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Dim eXml As New EncryptedXml()
Dim encryptedElement As Byte() = eXml.EncryptData(elementToEncrypt, Alg, False)
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' Construct an EncryptedData object and populate
' it with the desired encryption information.
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Dim edElement As New EncryptedData()
edElement.Type = EncryptedXml.XmlEncElementUrl
' Create an EncryptionMethod element so that the
' receiver knows which algorithm to use for decryption.
' Determine what kind of algorithm is being used and
' supply the appropriate URL to the EncryptionMethod element.
edElement.EncryptionMethod = New EncryptionMethod(EncryptedXml.XmlEncTripleDESUrl)
' Add the encrypted element data to the
' EncryptedData object.
edElement.CipherData.CipherValue = encryptedElement
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' Replace the element from the original XmlDocument
' object with the EncryptedData element.
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EncryptedXml.ReplaceElement(elementToEncrypt, edElement, False)
End Sub
Sub Decrypt(ByVal Doc As XmlDocument, ByVal Alg As SymmetricAlgorithm)
' Find the EncryptedData element in the XmlDocument.
Dim encryptedElement As XmlElement = Doc.GetElementsByTagName("EncryptedData")(0)
' If the EncryptedData element was not found, throw an exception.
If encryptedElement Is Nothing Then
Throw New XmlException("The EncryptedData element was not found.")
End If
' Create an EncryptedData object and populate it.
Dim edElement As New EncryptedData()
edElement.LoadXml(encryptedElement)
' Create a new EncryptedXml object.
Dim exml As New EncryptedXml()
' Decrypt the element using the symmetric key.
Dim rgbOutput As Byte() = exml.DecryptData(edElement, Alg)
' Replace the encryptedData element with the plaintext XML element.
exml.ReplaceData(encryptedElement, rgbOutput)
End Sub
End Module
Remarks
The <EncryptionMethod>
is an optional element that describes the encryption algorithm applied to the encrypted data. If the element is absent, the encryption algorithm must be known by the recipient or decryption will fail.