Abstract base class for all implementations of the Data Encryption Standard. A 64 bits (56 bits effective) symmetric cipher.

See Also: DES Members

System.Object
     System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
          System.Security.Cryptography.DES

Remarks

NIST FIPS PUB 46-3: Data Encryption Standard (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips46-3/fips46-3.pdf).

Requirements

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0