public void performDES(string text) { DES myDes = DES.Create(); // Encrypt the string to an array of bytes encrypted = DES_Class.EncryptStringToBytes_Des(text, myDes.Key, myDes.IV); // Decrypt the bytes to a string. roundtrip = DES_Class.DecryptStringFromBytes_Des(encrypted, myDes.Key, myDes.IV); }