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

See Also: DES Members

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

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)] public abstract class DES : SymmetricAlgorithm

Remarks

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

Requirements

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