How to encrypt a generic dictionary?

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Could someone provide a starting point for encrypting a generic dictionary in .NET?

UPDATE Basically I'm storing a bunch of string values with string keys. This dictionary is storing quite a few items though. I'm not sure whether encrypting the content would be better vs encrypting the dictionary.

You want it encrypted after serialization or simply encrypt the content? — Tedd Hansen, Apr 29 '11 at 19:09
@Tedd Probably after serialization due to the amount of objects stored in it. — Edward, Apr 29 '11 at 19:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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See this question on encrypting/decrypting strings.

If you want to encrypt the whole Dictionary object you first need to copy it to a SortedList<string, string> or similar. XmlSerialization doesn't support IDictionary-objects (neither does KeyValuePair).

Here is a wrapper class for Dictionary that supports serialization.

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answered Apr 29 '11 at 19:11

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '11 at 19:28

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You can try this link

And may be use a simple XOR encryption like this (if that serves your purpose) or use some build-in .net classes for encryption.

answered Apr 29 '11 at 19:28

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