TripleDES: BlockSize (get)

BlockSize

Gets the block size, in bits, used by the cryptographic operation.



 Public Property Get BlockSize ( ) As Long

Return Values

Long -  The block size in bits.

Remarks

A block size is the basic unit size of data that can be encrypted or decrypted in a single operation. Data that is larger than a block size are processed by splitting the data into multiple blocks the same size as the block size then operating of the multiple blocks.

A list of legal block sizes can be obtained through the LegalBlockSizes property.

Read/Write.

See Also

Project CorLib Overview

Class TripleDES Overview