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KeySize Property

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Gets or sets the size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Property KeySize As Integer
public virtual int KeySize { get; set; }
public:
virtual property int KeySize {
    int get ();
    void set (int value);
}
abstract KeySize : int with get, set
override KeySize : int with get, set
function get KeySize () : int
function set KeySize (value : int)

Property Value

Type: System. . :: . .Int32
The size, in bits, of the secret key used by the symmetric algorithm.

Remarks

The valid key sizes are specified by the particular symmetric algorithm implementation and are listed in the LegalKeySizes property.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

SymmetricAlgorithm Class

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace