Rijndael encryption - can I supply my own encryption key?

[RJ]

The 2.0 Framework SDK only has examples where the Rijndael class instance
provides the key. I've tried setting my own key value, making sure my key
length matches the KeySize property of my Rijndael instance. I always get
"invalid key". Am I misunderstanding the concept - if I don't set and keep
my own key, how will I be able to decrypt later? Any ideas or example would
be much appreciated.


RJ

 

[John Timney \(MVP\)]

If I remember correctly, the key needs to be a byte array - might want to
check thats what your providing.

Regards

John Timney (MVP)
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