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Aes Class

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Represents the abstract base class from which all implementations of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) must inherit.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
    System.Security.Cryptography.Aes
      System.Security.Cryptography.AesManaged

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<TypeForwardedFromAttribute("System.Core, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e")> _
Public MustInherit Class Aes _
    Inherits SymmetricAlgorithm
[TypeForwardedFromAttribute("System.Core, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e")]
public abstract class Aes : SymmetricAlgorithm

The Aes type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Aes Initializes a new instance of the Aes class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone BlockSize Gets or sets the block size, in bits, of the cryptographic operation. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone IV Gets or sets the initialization vector (IV) for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Key Gets or sets the secret key for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone KeySize Gets or sets the size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone LegalBlockSizes Gets the block sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone LegalKeySizes Gets the key sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Clear Releases all resources used by the SymmetricAlgorithm class. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone CreateDecryptor() Creates a symmetric decryptor object with the current Key property and initialization vector (IV). (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone CreateDecryptor(array<Byte[], array<Byte[]) When overridden in a derived class, creates a symmetric decryptor object with the specified Key property and initialization vector (IV). (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone CreateEncryptor() Creates a symmetric encryptor object with the current Key property and initialization vector (IV). (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone CreateEncryptor(array<Byte[], array<Byte[]) When overridden in a derived class, creates a symmetric encryptor object with the specified Key property and initialization vector (IV). (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Dispose Releases the unmanaged resources used by the SymmetricAlgorithm and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GenerateIV When overridden in a derived class, generates a random initialization vector (IV) to use for the algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GenerateKey When overridden in a derived class, generates a random key (Key) to use for the algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ValidKeySize Determines whether the specified key size is valid for the current algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Protected fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone BlockSizeValue Represents the block size, in bits, of the cryptographic operation. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone IVValue Represents the initialization vector (IV) for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone KeySizeValue Represents the size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone KeyValue Represents the secret key for the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone LegalBlockSizesValue Specifies the block sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)
Protected fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone LegalKeySizesValue Specifies the key sizes, in bits, that are supported by the symmetric algorithm. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone IDisposable.Dispose Infrastructure. Releases the unmanaged resources used by the SymmetricAlgorithm and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from SymmetricAlgorithm.)

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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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.