PasswordBox.SecurePassword Property

Definition

Gets the password currently held by the PasswordBox as a SecureString.

C#
public System.Security.SecureString SecurePassword { get; }

Property Value

A secure string representing the password currently held by the PasswordBox.

Remarks

When you get the Password property value, you expose the password as plain text in memory. To avoid this potential security risk, use the SecurePassword property to get the password as a SecureString.

Applies to

Produk Versi
.NET Framework 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
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

See also