Cryptography in.NET

Every year computer crime increases dramatically, and it is always a challenge to keep up with the hackers. The System. Security. Cryptography namespace of the.NET Framework provides programmatic access to the variety of cryptographic services that we can incorporate into our applications to encrypt and decrypt data, ensure data integrity, and handle digital signatures and certificates. In this chapter, we’ll explore the System. Security. Cryptography namespace so that we can utilize the cryptographic services in our applications.