Secure your data with ProtectedData and ProtectedMemory using C#

Microsoft OS (XP or later) and .NET provides finest way to secure your data for storage and in-memory. This can be accomplished using following classes from Data Protectection API * ProtectedData * ProtectedMemory Above mentioned classes can be found in System.Security.Cryptography namespace. Also known as part of DPAPI, they are available since .NET 2.0 ProtectedData ProtectedData can encrypt and decrypt your data symmetrically. To encrypt data following code is used: ProtectedDat » Read more