ProtectedConfigurationProvider.Encrypt(XmlNode) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Source:

ProtectedConfigurationProvider.cs

Encrypts the passed XmlNode object from a configuration file.

C#

public abstract System.Xml.XmlNode Encrypt(System.Xml.XmlNode node);

Parameters

node

XmlNode

The XmlNode object to encrypt.

Returns

XmlNode

The XmlNode object containing encrypted data.

Examples

The following example shows how to use Encrypt to perform custom encryption.

C#

// Performs encryption.
public override XmlNode Encrypt(XmlNode node)
{
    string encryptedData = EncryptString(node.OuterXml);

    XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
    xmlDoc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
    xmlDoc.LoadXml("<EncryptedData>" +
        encryptedData + "</EncryptedData>");

    return xmlDoc.DocumentElement;
}

Notes to Implementers

Override this method to perform custom encryption.

Applies to

See also

• Encrypting and Decrypting Configuration Sections