public static void Protect(byte[] userData,
MemoryProtectionScope scope)
{
if (userData == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("userData");
}
if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32Windows)
{
throw new NotSupportedException(SecurityResources.GetResourceString("NotSupported_PlatformRequiresNT"));
}
VerifyScope(scope);
// The RtlEncryptMemory and RtlDecryptMemory functions are available on WinXP and publicly published
// in the ntsecapi.h header file as of Windows Server 2003.
// The Rtl functions accept data in 8 byte increments, but we don't want applications to be able to make use of this,
// or else they're liable to break when the user upgrades.
if ((userData.Length == 0) || (userData.Length % CAPI.CRYPTPROTECTMEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE != 0))
{
throw new CryptographicException(SecurityResources.GetResourceString("Cryptography_DpApi_InvalidMemoryLength"));
}
uint dwFlags = (uint)scope;
try {
// RtlEncryptMemory return an NTSTATUS
int status = CAPI.SystemFunction040(userData,
(uint)userData.Length,
dwFlags);
if (status < 0) // non-negative numbers indicate success
{
throw new CryptographicException(CAPI.CAPISafe.LsaNtStatusToWinError(status));
}
}
catch (EntryPointNotFoundException) {
throw new NotSupportedException(SecurityResources.GetResourceString("NotSupported_PlatformRequiresNT"));
}
}
