DES.Key Property

Definition

Gets or sets the secret key for the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm.

C#
public override byte[] Key { get; set; }

Property Value

Byte[]

The secret key for the DES algorithm.

Exceptions

An attempt was made to set the key to null.

An attempt was made to set a key whose length is not equal to BlockSizeValue.

An attempt was made to set a weak key (see IsWeakKey(Byte[])) or a semi-weak key (see IsSemiWeakKey(Byte[])).

Remarks

If this property is null when it is used, GenerateKey is called to create a new random value.

The length of the key must be equal to BlockSizeValue.

This algorithm supports a key length of 64 bits.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also