Implement RSA Encryption in C#

1 year ago
William Carter
1 minute

The steps to implement RSA encryption in C# are as follows:

  1. An RSACryptoServiceProvider.
RSACryptoServiceProvider rsa = new RSACryptoServiceProvider();
  1. A provider of RSA encryption services.
  2. Encode
byte[] dataToEncrypt = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, World!");
byte[] encryptedData = rsa.Encrypt(dataToEncrypt, false);
  1. RSACryptoServiceProvider means a provider of RSA encryption services.
  2. Decode.
byte[] decryptedData = rsa.Decrypt(encryptedData, false);
string decryptedText = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(decryptedData);
Console.WriteLine(decryptedText);

The above outlines the basic steps for implementing RSA encryption in C#. It is important to remember that RSA encryption is an asymmetric encryption algorithm, requiring the use of both public and private keys for encryption and decryption operations.

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