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I use this code to encrypt a file but when i input the key (example :12345678) and building an error "Specified key is not a valid size for this algorithm."
This is my code:
C#
public static void EncryptFile(string sInputFilename, string sOutputFilename, string sKey)
        {
            FileStream fsInput = new FileStream(sInputFilename,FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read);
            FileStream fsEncrypted = new FileStream                     (sOutputFilename,FileMode.Create,FileAccess.Write);
            DESCryptoServiceProvider DES = new DESCryptoServiceProvider();
            DES.Key = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(sKey);
            DES.IV = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(sKey);
            ICryptoTransform desencrypt = DES.CreateEncryptor();
            CryptoStream cryptostream = new CryptoStream(fsEncrypted,desencrypt,CryptoStreamMode.Write);
            byte[] bytearrayinput = new byte[fsInput.Length - 1];
            fsInput.Read(bytearrayinput, 0, bytearrayinput.Length);
            cryptostream.Write(bytearrayinput, 0, bytearrayinput.Length);
        }

How to solve this problem?
Sorry if my english is not good.
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Updated 24-Feb-13 2:27am
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Based on the error, it's clear that the length of the key provided is not of desired length. You have not shared your key that you pass to method above. Have a look at the similar question/discussion: Specified key is not a valid size for this algorithm[^]
 
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64 bit or 8 bytes is the only valid length.
 
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