// TODO: is the use of securestring any good if we need to use string anyway?
public static string EncryptString(SecureString input)
{
byte[] encryptedData = ProtectedData.Protect(
Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(input.ToInsecureString()),
Entropy,
DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser);
string encryptedString = Convert.ToBase64String(encryptedData);
Array.Clear(encryptedData, 0, encryptedData.Length);
return encryptedString;
}
public static string EncryptString(System.Security.SecureString input)
{
byte[] inArray = ProtectedData.Protect(System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(input.ToInsecureString()), SettingsProvider.entropy, DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser);
return(System.Convert.ToBase64String(inArray));
}
void AskSettings()
{
var askForCredentials = new CredentialsDialog();
bool? result = askForCredentials.ShowDialog();
if ( result != null && result.Value )
{
_settings.IsEnabled = true;
_settings.Username = askForCredentials.Username.Text;
_password = askForCredentials.Password.SecurePassword;
byte[] encryptedPassword = ProtectedData.Protect(
Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes( _password.ToInsecureString() ),
Entropy,
DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser );
_settings.Password = Convert.ToBase64String( encryptedPassword );
}
else
{
_settings.IsEnabled = false;
}
_config.Save();
}