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Encrypting and Decrypting Data 

To encrypt and decrypt data, you must use a key with an encryption algorithm that performs a transformation on the data. The .NET Framework provides several classes that enable you to perform cryptographic transformations on data using several standard algorithms. This section describes how to create and manage keys and how to encrypt and decrypt data using public-key and secret-key algorithms.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Store Asymmetric Keys in a Key Container

Concepts

Generating Keys for Encryption and Decryption
Encrypting Data
Decrypting Data

Other Resources

Cryptographic Tasks
Cryptographic Services