Re: Decrypting a data protected by ProtectedData.Protect() on another PC.

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Thank you for the reply. I didn't specify any specific algorithm for
that. I just used Protect() and Unprotect(), and all the things were
done automatically. So, I guess what you mean is that I can't
generally decrypt data which was Protect()ed on another machine or
user account, but have to use a third party library or manual
encryption.


On May 5, 2:41 am, "Alvin Bruney [ASP.NET MVP]" <vapor dan using hot
male spam filter> wrote:
It depends on how it was encrypted. Some encryption strategies use the
machine so that the algorithm actually uses part of the machine to encrypt
and decrypt meaning that you can't decrypt from another machine. There's
also the user account which doesn't use machine level means. The other
important part is key storage. How will you make it available to the
encryption/decryption algorithm - that's the major sticking point with
windows type applications. Usually, I use the enterprise library for my
encryption needs which manages some of the issues for you automatically.

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"Sin Jeong-hun" <typing...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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It seems like the Protect() uses the Windows accout information to
encrypt data. If I know the user name and the password, can I decrypt
it on another PC? If it is not, how about the exported key? On Windows
Vista, if file encryption is used, Windows suggests to back up the
key. If I import the key on another PC, then can I decrypt a data
protected by the Protect() method?

Or it is impossible by any means?

.

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