SectionInformation.ProtectionProvider Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Source:

SectionInformation.cs

Gets the protected configuration provider for the associated configuration section.

C#

public System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider ProtectionProvider { get; }

Property Value

ProtectedConfigurationProvider

The protected configuration provider for this ConfigurationSection object.

Examples

The following example shows how to get the ProtectSection value of a ConfigurationSection object.

C#

static public void GetProtectionProvider()
{
    SectionInformation sInfo =
        GetSectionInformation();

    ProtectedConfigurationProvider pp = 
        sInfo.ProtectionProvider;
    if (pp == null)
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider is null");
    else
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider: {0}", 
            pp.ToString());
}

Remarks

For unprotected sections, the ProtectionProvider property is null.

For more information about protected configuration sections, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.

Applies to

See also

• Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration