DeriveBytes Class

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Represents the abstract base class from which all classes that derive byte sequences of a specified length inherit.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public MustInherit Class DeriveBytes

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public abstract class DeriveBytes

The DeriveBytes type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	DeriveBytes	Initializes a new instance of the DeriveBytes class.

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	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	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.)
	GetBytes	When overridden in a derived class, returns pseudo-random key bytes.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Reset	When overridden in a derived class, resets the state of the operation.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Notes to Inheritors

When you inherit from DeriveBytes, you must override the following members: GetBytes, and Reset.

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

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

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

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