RandomNumberGenerator.Create Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Creates an instance of an implementation of a cryptographic random number generator.

Overloads

Create()	Creates an instance of the default implementation of a cryptographic random number generator that can be used to generate random data.
Create(String)	Obsolete. Creates an instance of the specified implementation of a cryptographic random number generator.

Create()

Creates an instance of the default implementation of a cryptographic random number generator that can be used to generate random data.

public:
 static System::Security::Cryptography::RandomNumberGenerator ^ Create();

public static System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator Create ();

static member Create : unit -> System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator

Public Shared Function Create () As RandomNumberGenerator

Returns

RandomNumberGenerator

A new instance of a cryptographic random number generator.

See also

• Cryptographic Services

Create(String)

Caution

Cryptographic factory methods accepting an algorithm name are obsolete. Use the parameterless Create factory method on the algorithm type instead.

Creates an instance of the specified implementation of a cryptographic random number generator.

public:
 static System::Security::Cryptography::RandomNumberGenerator ^ Create(System::String ^ rngName);

[System.Obsolete("Cryptographic factory methods accepting an algorithm name are obsolete. Use the parameterless Create factory method on the algorithm type instead.", DiagnosticId="SYSLIB0045", UrlFormat="https://aka.ms/dotnet-warnings/{0}")]
public static System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator? Create (string rngName);

[<System.Obsolete("Cryptographic factory methods accepting an algorithm name are obsolete. Use the parameterless Create factory method on the algorithm type instead.", DiagnosticId="SYSLIB0045", UrlFormat="https://aka.ms/dotnet-warnings/{0}")>]
static member Create : string -> System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator

Public Shared Function Create (rngName As String) As RandomNumberGenerator

Parameters

rngName

String

The name of the random number generator implementation to use.

Returns

RandomNumberGenerator

A new instance of a cryptographic random number generator.

Attributes

ObsoleteAttribute

See also

• Cryptographic Services