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SunamoSecurity

Helpers for SecureString, ProtectedData and more

Helpers for SecureString, ProtectedData and more

Overview

SunamoSecurity is part of the Sunamo package ecosystem, providing modular, platform-independent utilities for .NET development.

Main Components

Key Classes

  • CryptDelegates - Holds delegate references for string encryption and decryption operations.
  • ProtectedDataHelper - Encrypts and decrypts strings using the Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI).
  • SecureStringHelper - Converts between SecureString and regular strings, with convenience encryption methods.

Key Methods

  • SecureStringHelper.ToSecureString() - Extension method to convert a string to SecureString
  • SecureStringHelper.ToSecureString2() - Converts a string to a read-only SecureString character by character
  • SecureStringHelper.ToInsecureString() - Converts a SecureString back to a regular string via Unicode allocation
  • SecureStringHelper.ToInsecureString2() - Converts a SecureString back to a regular string via BSTR marshalling
  • SecureStringHelper.EncryptString() - Encrypts a plain text string using DPAPI
  • SecureStringHelper.DecryptString() - Decrypts an encrypted string using DPAPI
  • SecureStringHelper.CreateCryptDelegates() - Creates a CryptDelegates instance with default encrypt/decrypt methods
  • ProtectedDataHelper.EncryptString() - Encrypts a SecureString using DPAPI with salt
  • ProtectedDataHelper.DecryptString() - Decrypts a Base64-encoded string using DPAPI with salt

Installation

dotnet add package SunamoSecurity

Dependencies

  • System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData (v10.0.2)
  • Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions (v10.0.2)

Package Information

  • Package Name: SunamoSecurity
  • Version: 26.2.7.2
  • Target Frameworks: net10.0;net9.0;net8.0
  • Category: Platform-Independent NuGet Package
  • License: MIT

This package is part of the Sunamo package ecosystem. For more information about related packages, visit the main repository.

License

See the repository root for license information.