RSACryptoServiceProvider.FromXMLString & ToXMLString are missing

The .NETcf 2.0 docs say that RSACryptoServiceProvider.FromXMLString and RSACryptoServiceProvider.ToXmlString are available yet they aren't in the Beta 2 bits. What is the plan for these methods? We do make use of these methods in code we port to the mobile platform from the desktop platform.

Dale Larson
Johnson Controls, Inc

[333 byte] By [DLLarson] at [2008-1-21]

«« app.config for a DLL
»» Why wss.wssportal failed message shown while creating new project

# 1

This is a bug in the .Netcf 2.0 Beta 2 documentation. RSACryptoServiceProvider.FromXMLString() and RSACryptoServiceProvider.ToXMLString() are not supported by .NetCf 2.0 Beta 2 and there are no plans for it to be supported for .Netcf 2.0 RTM.

RonnieYates at 2007-8-21 >

top of Msdn Tech,Smart Device Development,.NET Compact Framework...

# 2

Bummer! Certainly makes our life tougher.

Dale

DLLarson at 2007-8-21 >

# 3

One possible workaround - the Crypto wrappers for .NETCF v1.0 which Casey Chesnut wrote included these methods. So you could take a look at his code and possibly provide your own equivalent to work with the .NETCF v2.0 crypto classes (or maybe just use Casey's RSACryptoServiceProvider...)
You can view the crypto source here - http://vault.netcf.tv/VaultService/VaultWeb/ShowFolder.aspx?repid=2&path=%24%2fSDF%2fOpenNETCF%2fSecurity%2fCryptography
(user guest, password guest)
Or use the compiled version in the SDF - http://www.opennetcf.org/sdf/

Peter

PeterFoot at 2007-8-21 >

Smart Device Development

.NET Compact Framework

Smart Device Development Hot Topic

Smart Device Development

Java / MSDN / Linux Tech / PHP Tech / MSDN DotNet / MSDN TECH / Health Library / Programmers Tech / visual basic Tech / Developer Tech / Ipod faqs / Msdn China Tech