Convert String to SecureString

c# .net security securestring
Developer404 picture Developer404 · Oct 15, 2009 · Viewed 160.6k times · Source

How to convert String to SecureString?

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Hossein Narimani Rad picture Hossein Narimani Rad · Mar 29, 2017

There is also another way to convert between SecureString and String.

1. String to SecureString

SecureString theSecureString = new NetworkCredential("", "myPass").SecurePassword;

2. SecureString to String

string theString = new NetworkCredential("", theSecureString).Password;

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