public static byte[] Protect(byte[] userData, byte[] optionalEntropy, DataProtectionScope scope) { if (userData == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("userData"); } if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32Windows) { throw new NotSupportedException(SecurityResources.GetResourceString("NotSupported_PlatformRequiresNT")); } GCHandle pbDataIn = new GCHandle(); GCHandle pOptionalEntropy = new GCHandle(); CAPI.CRYPTOAPI_BLOB blob = new CAPI.CRYPTOAPI_BLOB(); RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions(); try { pbDataIn = GCHandle.Alloc(userData, GCHandleType.Pinned); CAPI.CRYPTOAPI_BLOB dataIn = new CAPI.CRYPTOAPI_BLOB(); dataIn.cbData = (uint)userData.Length; dataIn.pbData = pbDataIn.AddrOfPinnedObject(); CAPI.CRYPTOAPI_BLOB entropy = new CAPI.CRYPTOAPI_BLOB(); if (optionalEntropy != null) { pOptionalEntropy = GCHandle.Alloc(optionalEntropy, GCHandleType.Pinned); entropy.cbData = (uint)optionalEntropy.Length; entropy.pbData = pOptionalEntropy.AddrOfPinnedObject(); } uint dwFlags = CAPI.CRYPTPROTECT_UI_FORBIDDEN; if (scope == DataProtectionScope.LocalMachine) { dwFlags |= CAPI.CRYPTPROTECT_LOCAL_MACHINE; } unsafe { if (!CAPI.CryptProtectData(new IntPtr(&dataIn), String.Empty, new IntPtr(&entropy), IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, dwFlags, new IntPtr(&blob))) { int lastWin32Error = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error(); // One of the most common reasons that DPAPI operations fail is that the user // profile is not loaded (for instance in the case of impersonation or running in a // service. In those cases, throw an exception that provides more specific details // about what happened. if (CAPI.ErrorMayBeCausedByUnloadedProfile(lastWin32Error)) { throw new CryptographicException(SecurityResources.GetResourceString("Cryptography_DpApi_ProfileMayNotBeLoaded")); } else { throw new CryptographicException(lastWin32Error); } } } // In some cases, the API would fail due to OOM but simply return a null pointer. if (blob.pbData == IntPtr.Zero) { throw new OutOfMemoryException(); } byte[] encryptedData = new byte[(int)blob.cbData]; Marshal.Copy(blob.pbData, encryptedData, 0, encryptedData.Length); return(encryptedData); } catch (EntryPointNotFoundException) { throw new NotSupportedException(SecurityResources.GetResourceString("NotSupported_PlatformRequiresNT")); } finally { if (pbDataIn.IsAllocated) { pbDataIn.Free(); } if (pOptionalEntropy.IsAllocated) { pOptionalEntropy.Free(); } if (blob.pbData != IntPtr.Zero) { CAPI.CAPISafe.ZeroMemory(blob.pbData, blob.cbData); CAPI.CAPISafe.LocalFree(blob.pbData); } } }