SectionInformation.ProtectionProvider Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Gets the protected configuration provider for the associated configuration section.

public:
 property System::Configuration::ProtectedConfigurationProvider ^ ProtectionProvider { System::Configuration::ProtectedConfigurationProvider ^ get(); };

public System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider ProtectionProvider { get; }

member this.ProtectionProvider : System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider

Public ReadOnly Property ProtectionProvider As ProtectedConfigurationProvider

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.

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());
}

Public Shared Sub GetProtectionProvider()

    Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _
    GetSectionInformation()

    Dim pp _
    As ProtectedConfigurationProvider = _
    sInfo.ProtectionProvider
    If pp Is Nothing Then
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider is null")
    Else
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider: {0}", _
        pp.ToString())
    End If

End Sub

Remarks

For unprotected sections, the ProtectionProvider property is null.

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

See also

• Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration