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Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys Updated: 5 Jun 2008   Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, C++, C#, Windows, .NET, Win32, Win64, Dev, Intermediate	Jeffrey Walton	4.85
Cryptographic Interoperability: Digital Signatures Updated: 3 Jun 2008   Sign and verify messages using Crypto++, Java, and C#. VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C++, C#, Java, Windows, Win32, Dev, Intermediate	Jeffrey Walton	4.79
Creating a secure channel Updated: 24 May 2008   The purpose of this article is to explain how a secure channel is built. The article will explain the structure of a Very Simple Secured Protocol (VSSP) that sits above the TCP/IP layer. WinXP, C# 2.0, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate, Advanced	Efi Merdler	4.74
Product Keys Based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography Updated: 5 Jun 2007   A Near-optimal Product Key System Based on ECIES and Crypto++ VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	Jeffrey Walton	4.67
Product Keys Based on the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Updated: 12 Jun 2007   A Compact Product Key System Based on AES and Crypto++ VS.NET2003, VS6, C++, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Jeffrey Walton	4.67
Product Activation Based on RSA Signatures Updated: 6 Jun 2007   Validate Product Keys using RSA Signing Functions and Crypto++ VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS6, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Jeffrey Walton	4.64
Cryptography 101 for the .NET Framework Updated: 22 Dec 2006   An introduction to key cryptographic concepts supported by the .NET Framework. .NET 2.0, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS2005, VB, Dev, Beginner	Toby Emden	4.63
Obtain the plain text session key using CryptoAPI Updated: 10 Dec 2001   Generally it's very important to obtain the value of session keys. However, the Microsoft Cryptographic Providers (Base and Enhanced) do not support this feature. CryptExportKey() and CryptImportKey() require a valid key handle to encrypt and decrypt the session key, respectively. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Raphael Amorim	4.59
The FileDigest program and the C++ implementation of some Message-Digest algorithms Updated: 3 Jan 2003   Presenting the C++ implementation of some known and efficient Message-Digest algorithms (MD, RIPEMD, SHA) and a full FileDigest program that is applying the mentioned algorithms. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	4.53
A C++ Implementation of the Rijndael Encryption/Decryption method Updated: 7 Nov 2002   An article presenting a C++ implementation of the Rijndael (AES) encryption/decryption method. VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	4.47
Tamper Aware and Self Healing Code Updated: 15 Nov 2007   Dynamically Detect Code Alterations and Repair In-Memory Executable Files Using Hashing and Crypto++ VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev, Intermediate	Jeffrey Walton	4.45
A C++ Implementation of the Blowfish Encryption/Decryption method Updated: 26 Sep 2001   An article presenting a C++ implementation of the Blowfish encryption/decryption method VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	4.44
Hiding a text file in a bmp file Updated: 26 Nov 2003   How to hide a text file in a bmp file VC6, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Adore C++	4.40
Presentation of the XOR256 Encryption/Decryption method for the block ciphering case Updated: 8 Jun 2001   An article presenting a new block ciphering method called XOR256 VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	4.38
CMD5: A C++ Message Digest 5 Class Updated: 9 Jan 2001   This C++ class serves as a wrapper for the Message Digest 5 code described in the Internet RFC 1321. VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	Jim Howard	4.22
Windows Cryptographic Programming Updated: 13 Dec 2007   A background for Windows Cryptographic programming. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC, Embedded, C++, Windows, Win32, Win64, Dev, Beginner	Jeffrey Walton	4.22
Neat License Updated: 20 Dec 2007   An article on how to use a code-signing key to sign other data .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Dev, Intermediate	PTJA	4.20
A simple set of classes to encrypt data Updated: 4 Nov 2004   A simple set of classes to encrypt data VC6, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Rob Manderson	4.14
FileCrypt, a Cryptographic Application Updated: 5 Aug 2003   Presenting a full C++/MFC cryptographic application that is using some known or new encryption/decryption methods (Rijndael, Blowfish, TEA, XOR256). VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	4.14
A simple C++ implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography Updated: 7 Jan 2008   A finite field EC and simple ECC scheme in C++ to help understand the principles. VC7.1, VC8.0, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC, Embedded, C++, Windows, Win32, STL, Arch, Dev, Intermediate	Jarl Ostensen	4.10
A simple MFC class to encrypt data with the Crypto API Updated: 3 Jul 2007   An article showing how to use the Crypto API to make a simple MFC class that can encrypt and decrypt different types of data C++, Windows, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Dave Kerr	4.05
Hashing using the Win32 Crypto API Updated: 22 Jul 2005   How to make hashing using the Win32 Crypto API. VC6, WinXP, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	Jessn	3.93
Message Digest Application Updated: 30 Mar 2004   A program which generates the various Message Digests using only one Class, also including the different techniques for Base 64 Encoding And Decoding VC6, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Shinde Vikram V.	3.90
XOR256 Stream Encryption with Arcfour PRNG Updated: 29 Sep 2001   Presenting a variant of the XOR256 Stream Encryption/Decryption method using the Arcfour algorithm for Pseudo-Random Numbers Generation VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	3.86
CHash 1.5 - An MFC hashing class Updated: 9 Aug 2005   An MFC implementation of hashing files and strings with CRC32, GOST-Hash, MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-2 (256/384/512). VC6, VS6, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	.rich.w	3.86
RC6 encryption and decryption Updated: 14 Jul 2002   RC6 is an evolutionary improvement of RC5, designed to meet the requirements of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). VC6, Win2K, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Mingming Lu	3.74
A Simple, Portable, Rinjdael (AES) Based Stream Cipher Class Updated: 5 Jul 2005   A file encryption/decryption class with built in MD5 string and file hashing. VC6, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Douglas R. Keesler	3.72
Fortuna - A Cryptographically Secure Pseudo Random Number Generator Updated: 3 Mar 2004   A C++ component to generate cryptographically secure pseudo random numbers using the Fortuna Algorithm VC7, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, Dev, Intermediate	citadel	3.68
ARACrypt - a crypto class Updated: 24 May 2002   Extremely simple crypto class VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Darroll Walsh	3.65
Encryption using the Win32 Crypto API Updated: 8 Sep 2005   How to encrypt using the Win32 Crypto API. VC6, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Jessn	3.53
Some Stream Cipher encryption/decryption algorithms Updated: 9 Jun 2001   An article presenting a class of stream cipher Encryption/Decryption Algorithms VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, STL, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	3.52
Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Example Updated: 6 Jul 2006   An example of how an encryption key can be shared by two users using the Diffie-Hellman key exchange approach. VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Griffter UK	3.40
Fast Simple Secure Encryption Routine Updated: 28 Jul 2002   A simple secure algorithm that can be used in your programs VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Shrishail Rana	3.39
Using encryption in your server and embedded applications Updated: 24 Feb 2002   Explains the encryption algorithm selection process. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	shanthu	3.32
CBBS: A Pseudo Random Number Generator Updated: 13 Jul 2007   A C++ class implementation of the pseudorandom number generator Blum Blum Shub (BBS) C++, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Alexandre Ravey	3.24
Hide a file in a BMP file (Plus). Updated: 27 Nov 2003   Hide a file in a BMP file: extended from the author Ahmed Osama's article. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Neil Xu	3.18
XOR256 Block Encryption with Arcfour PRNG Updated: 29 Jul 2001   Presenting a variant of the XOR256 Block Encryption/Decryption method using the Arcfour algorithm for Pseudo-Random Numbers Generation VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, Dev, Intermediate	George Anescu	3.00
Spoofing the Wily Zip CRC Updated: 31 May 2003   How Zip CRCs work and how to create a specific file CRC VC6, VC7, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	mdgray	2.95
Registry Value Encryption and Decryption Updated: 25 Feb 2004   Simple classes to perform crypt and registry operations VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	jithus	2.94
Use Windows Crypto API to calculate a MD5 string. Updated: 29 Aug 2002   Use Windows Crypto API to calculate a MD5 string. VC6, VC7, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Victor M. Valenzuela	2.86
Hex Encoder and Decoder using Crypto++ Updated: 20 Nov 2000   Encode binary data to and from hexadecimal format using the Crypto++ library VC6, NT4, Win2K, Visual Studio, STL, Dev, Intermediate	Shaun Wilde	2.82
A simple 32-bit block file encryption application Updated: 25 Jun 2007   Uses pseudo-random bit rotations and xor on 32-bit integer blocks to encrypt/decrypt files. C++, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	defconomicron	2.71
CSHADigest: A fast and single class implementation of SHA1 Digest algorithm Updated: 14 Mar 2005   A single class implementation of SHA1 Digest in Unix/Win - simple and fast. VC6, VC7.1, VS.NET2003, VS6, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Adrien Pinet	2.60
Learn TripleDES Encryption Algorithm in a Minute - Unedited Updated: 24 Feb 2008   Triple Data Encryption Standard algorithms from which all TripleDES implementations must derive. .NET 2.0, VB, .NET, Dev, Beginner	Imran A Momin	2.11
File Encryption and Encrypted text embedding in an image Updated: 20 Sep 2003   This is an encryption tool which encrypts all files and can embed the encrypted data in an image. For encryption three ciphers are used ASG, SG, RC4. VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Tahir Naeem	1.98
The RC4 algorithm within a COM component Updated: 11 Jul 2005   The RC4 algorithm within a COM component made with C++ and ATL. VC6, Win2K, VS6, ATL, Dev, Intermediate	Jessn	1.86
.NET - Encryption			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
Using RSA Public Key Encryption in a Shared Web Hosting Environment Updated: 4 Dec 2007   This article provides a way to use RSA public key encryption in scripts running on a Web server hosted by a shared hosting company. It also demonstrates how to use RSA in .NET to solve the 'real world' problem of signing license codes so that they cannot be forged. .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, IIS 5, IIS 5.1, IIS 6, VS.NET2003, VS2005, C# 2.0, IIS 7, ASP.NET, Dev, Intermediate	Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft)	4.74
.NET Encryption Simplified Updated: 29 Jan 2007   A simple, string-oriented class for symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and hashing. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VS2005, VB, Windows, Dev, Beginner	wumpus1	4.67
Password protecting IO streams Updated: 28 Aug 2006   An article on protecting a stream with a password by means of symmetic encryption. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Alex Perepletov	4.62
Using XML Digital Signatures for Application Licensing Updated: 23 Nov 2005   Use XML Digital Signatures for a request- and signing-based licensing mechanism for your applications. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2002, CE .NET 4.0, CE .NET 4.1, CE .NET 4.2, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Heath Stewart	4.61
Applied Crypto++: Block Ciphers Updated: 6 Apr 2008   Encrypt data using Block Ciphers with Crypto++. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC, Embedded, C++, Windows, Win32, Win64, Dev, Beginner, Advanced	Jeffrey Walton	4.52
Exploiting MD5 collisions (in C#) Updated: 20 Sep 2005   This article shows how the MD5 collisions can be used to tamper software distribution schemas. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, ASP.NET, Windows, CEO, Arch, DBA, Dev, QA, Intermediate	ediazc	4.45
Public Key RSA Encryption in C# .NET Updated: 29 Jan 2007   1024/2048 bit RSA cryptography in a "Notepad style" program. .NET 1.1, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Advanced	Mathew John Schlabaugh	4.34
Cryptor - Encrypt Files With Rijndael 256 bit Updated: 20 Jan 2006   A simple utility for encrypting files using 256 bit Rijndael (AES). Also, adds menu items to Windows Explorer's file context menu for easy access. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Will Harrower	4.30
XCrypt - encryption & decryption class wrapper Updated: 18 Aug 2003   A generic encryption & decryption class wrapper for C#. .NET 1.0, Win2K, VS.NET2002, C#, Dev, Intermediate	pdwolf	4.26
Binary to Text Encode/Decode Class Updated: 9 Jun 2004   A .NET class Library to handle the encoding/decoding of QuotedPrintable, UUEncode, Base64 and Yenc algorithms. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Frederico Daupias de Alcochete	4.19
Strong and Fast Data Encryption with the CAST-128 Algorithm Updated: 27 May 2006   An effective implementation of the CAST-128 algorithm (ECB and CBC modes). .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, VS.NET2003, VS2005, C#, VB, Windows, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Andrey Dryazgov	4.18
.NET cryptography library for files and strings Updated: 29 Dec 2005   This is a VB.NET wrapper for the .NET framework cryptography classes (HashAlgorithm, SymmetricAlgorithm) for working with strings and files. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	HanreG	4.16
Don't touch my log, how to protect your XML data with Xml-DSig Updated: 1 Aug 2005   Shows a simple class for digital signature generation and verificacion. .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, VS2005, C#, XML, .NET CF, Dev, Intermediate	ediazc	4.10
Encrypt/Decrypt Files in VB.NET (Using Rijndael) Updated: 4 Nov 2005   How to encrypt and decrypt files using Rijndael. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Thad VDB	4.03
Simple encrypting and decrypting data in C# Updated: 25 Dec 2003   Well documented code showing how to do crypto in C# and the .NET framework. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	DotNetThis	3.94
Cryptography in .NET (part 1) Updated: 5 Mar 2003   Use the .NET Framework's Cryptography Classes to secure your data. .NET 1.0, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, VB, Dev, Intermediate	Sameers (theAngrycodeR)	3.77
P2P Secure File, Encrypt and decrypt any file with password. - Unedited Updated: 5 Apr 2008   Protect any file by encryption and decryption with password. It encrypt the file and saved as secure XML with binary format, and stored file password as custom PK encrypter routine. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, .NET 3.0, VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB, XML, Windows, .NET, Arch, Dev, WinForms, Design, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Atanu Maity	3.75
Good Bye MD5 Updated: 20 Sep 2005   The cracking of MD5 is making it useless? Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, CEO, Arch, DBA, Dev, QA, Intermediate	ediazc	3.71
An MD5 Function Compatible with PHP Updated: 14 Jul 2005   Describes an implementation of a MD5 function compatible with the PHP function. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, ASP.NET, Windows, Arch, Dev, PHP, Intermediate	ediazc	3.46
Creating a Secure, Efficient Backup Client Updated: 19 Nov 2003   Describes some underlying concepts and techniques that are helpful when needing to copy data securely and efficiently. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Steven Campbell	3.33
Cryptographically Strong Random Password Generation Updated: 1 Nov 2005   An article on creating a simple, but robust cryptographically strong password generator. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Wil Peck	3.17
Simple String Encryption and Decryption with Source Code - Unedited Updated: 21 Feb 2008   Sample program for simple encryption and decryption of strings. C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#	Lovely M	3.07
Encryption/Decryption with .NET Updated: 14 Mar 2002   A .NET SymmetricAlgorithm security class wrapper for in memory encryption/decryption with a private key .NET 1.0, VS.NET2002, C#, ASP.NET, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Frank Fang	3.03
Secret Key Encryption in .NET Updated: 28 Nov 2004   Implemnts secret key encryption. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Adnan Samuel	2.73
Encrypt and sign data using PKCS #12 Certificates Updated: 12 Jun 2005   Encrypt and sign data using PKCS #12 certificates. .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, VB, CEO, Arch, DBA, Dev, Intermediate	Adnan Samuel	2.62
Implementing Caesar Cipher in VB.NET Updated: 2 Nov 2006   This article implements Caesar Cipher (shift by 3) in VB.NET. .NET 2.0, VS2005, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Deobrat Singh	2.53
Automated File Decryption Using GnuPG & C# - Unedited Updated: 11 Dec 2007   How To: Automate Decryption of PGP / GnuPG Encrypted Files Win2K, WinXP, C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C#, ASP.NET, Windows, Dev, WinForms, Beginner, Intermediate	Kurt Mang	1.88
All about Cryptography in .NET Updated: 20 Dec 2004   Cryptography classes available in .NET. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, IIS 5, IIS 6, C#, ASP.NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	AtulMalhotra	1.43
.NET - Security			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
Removing strong-signing from assemblies at file level (byte patching) Updated: 19 Jul 2007   This article describes how to remove strong signing from .NET assemblies without recompiling code. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Andrea Bertolotto	4.89
Simple Password Manager Using System.Security Updated: 29 Sep 2006   Password Manager is a System.Security usage example using SecureString and SymmetricAlgorithms. .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS2005, C# 2.0, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Stefan Prodan	4.83
Strong Names Explained Updated: 25 Nov 2004   .NET Strong Name technology explained .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Jan Seda (Skilldrive.com)	4.82
Steganography 16 - Hiding additional files in a ZIP archive Updated: 16 Apr 2006   How to zip and unzip files, avoiding the central directory. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Beginner	Corinna John	4.79
Understanding .NET Code Access Security Updated: 14 Jan 2004   A full length article on .NET Code Access Security Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, C#, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Beginner	UB	4.78
How to Programmatically add IP Addresses to IIS's Deny Access List using C# and WMI Updated: 31 Jul 2003   An article that shows the basic steps to programmatically adding an IP address to the IIS deny access list. .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, C#, Visual Studio, Dev, Beginner	Scott Burgett	4.75
A Stegano-Framework for .NET Developers Updated: 2 Aug 2006   From tutorial snippets to open source project C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Corinna John	4.74
SharpPrivacy - OpenPGP for C# Updated: 7 Jun 2003   SharpPrivacy is an OpenPGP implementation in C#. It can be used to encrypt and sign data, created OpenPGP compatible keys, and a lot more. This article explains how to use the library in your own .NET application or webpage to encrypt, sign, decrypt or verify OpenPGP messages. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	gek_at	4.72
Steganography 14 - What Text Lists, GIF Images, and HTML Pages have in common Updated: 22 Jan 2005   A simple way to hide binary data in any kind of list .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Beginner	Corinna John	4.69
CCryptoTokenizer Updated: 13 Nov 2003   CCryptoTokenizer .NET 1.0, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	raymond.fung, Norman Fung	4.67
Using the G711 standard Updated: 28 Jul 2006   Implementing the G711 µ-law and a-law codecs in C#. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Marc Sweetgall	4.67
Steganography 15 - Hiding Digital Data in Music on Audio Cassettes Updated: 4 Jun 2005   How to hide data of any kind inside a sound, and keep it alive on an analog medium. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Beginner	Corinna John	4.66
Steganography IV - Reading and Writing AVI files Updated: 19 May 2004   An article about hiding bytes in the bitmap frames of uncompressed AVI files. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Corinna John	4.66
Enigma emulator in C# Updated: 9 May 2005   This article shows the inner workings of the German Enigma machine used during the WWII, translated to C#. .NET 1.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	adi_clepcea	4.64
Generic SymmetricAlgorithm Helper Updated: 15 Nov 2007   A generic helper class that exposes simplified Encrypt and Decrypt functionality for strings, byte arrays and streams for any SymmetricAlgorithm derivative (DES, RC2, Rijndael, TripleDES, etc.) .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Tony Selke	4.63
Protect your IM (Instant Messenger) conversations by encrypting them Updated: 19 Oct 2005   Learn how to encrypt IM (Instant Messenger) conversations. .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C#, CEO, Dev, Intermediate	Silviu Gologan	4.62
Implementing Protected Configuration With Windows Apps Updated: 29 Aug 2006   How to use the ProtectedConfiguration API to protect sensitive information in your application’s configuration file. .NET 2.0, Win2K, VS2005, C#, XML, Dev, WinForms, Beginner	Hameer Saleem	4.60
Public/Private Key Encrypted Messenger Updated: 17 Sep 2007   An article about creating a public/private key encrypted internet messenger