RC2: IV (get) |
Returns the Initialization Vector used by the cryptographic operation.
Public Property Get IV ( ) As Byte ( ) :
If several blocks of same plain text are encrypted, the ciphered data could all be the same aswell. Using an Initialization Vector can prevent same plain text blocks to reproduce the same ciphered blocks.
This can be generated using the GenerateIV method, or a new one will be generated if one hasnt been set when this property is accessed.
Read/Write.