PasswordBox.SecurePassword Property
Definition
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Gets the password currently held by the PasswordBox as a SecureString.
public:
property System::Security::SecureString ^ SecurePassword { System::Security::SecureString ^ get(); };public System.Security.SecureString SecurePassword { get; }member this.SecurePassword : System.Security.SecureStringPublic ReadOnly Property SecurePassword As SecureStringProperty Value
A secure string representing the password currently held by the PasswordBox.
Remarks
When you get the Password property value, you expose the password as plain text in memory. To avoid this potential security risk, use the SecurePassword property to get the password as a SecureString.
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