ICryptoTransform Interface

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Defines the basic operations of cryptographic transformations.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface ICryptoTransform _
    Inherits IDisposable

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface ICryptoTransform : IDisposable

The ICryptoTransform type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	CanReuseTransform	Gets a value indicating whether the current transform can be reused.
	CanTransformMultipleBlocks	Gets a value indicating whether multiple blocks can be transformed.
	InputBlockSize	Gets the input block size.
	OutputBlockSize	Gets the output block size.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable.)
	TransformBlock	Transforms the specified region of the input byte array and copies the resulting transform to the specified region of the output byte array.
	TransformFinalBlock	Transforms the specified region of the specified byte array.

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Remarks

Hash algorithms are an example of cryptographic transformations (HashAlgorithm).

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services in Silverlight