KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider Class

Definition

public ref class KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider sealed

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider final

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public sealed class KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider

Public NotInheritable Class KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider

Inheritance

Object Platform::Object IInspectable KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider

Attributes

ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Examples

using Windows.Security.Cryptography;
using Windows.Security.Cryptography.Core;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;

namespace SampleKeyDerivationAlgorithm
{
    sealed partial class SampleKeyDerivationProviderApp : Application
    {
        public SampleKeyDerivationProviderApp()
        {
            // Initialize the Application.
            this.InitializeComponent();

            // Derive key material from a password-based key derivation function.
            String strKdfAlgName = KeyDerivationAlgorithmNames.Pbkdf2Sha256;
            UInt32 targetKeySize = 32;
            UInt32 iterationCount = 10000;
            IBuffer buffKeyMatl = this.SampleDeriveKeyMaterialPbkdf(
                strKdfAlgName,
                targetKeySize,
                iterationCount);

            // Create a key.
            CryptographicKey key = this.SampleCreateKDFKey(
                strKdfAlgName,
                buffKeyMatl);
        }

        public IBuffer SampleDeriveKeyMaterialPbkdf(
            String strAlgName,
            UInt32 targetKeySize,
            UInt32 iterationCount)
        {

            // Open the specified algorithm.
            KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider objKdfProv = KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider.OpenAlgorithm(strAlgName);

            // Demonstrate how to retrieve the algorithm name.
            String strAlgUsed = objKdfProv.AlgorithmName;

            // Create a buffer that contains the secret used during derivation.
            String strSecret = "MyPassword";
            IBuffer buffSecret = CryptographicBuffer.ConvertStringToBinary(strSecret, BinaryStringEncoding.Utf8);

            // Create a random salt value.
            IBuffer buffSalt = CryptographicBuffer.GenerateRandom(32);

            // Create the derivation parameters.
            KeyDerivationParameters pbkdf2Params = KeyDerivationParameters.BuildForPbkdf2(buffSalt, iterationCount);

            // Create a key from the secret value.
            CryptographicKey keyOriginal = objKdfProv.CreateKey(buffSecret);

            // Derive a key based on the original key and the derivation parameters.
            IBuffer keyMaterial = CryptographicEngine.DeriveKeyMaterial(
                keyOriginal,
                pbkdf2Params,
                targetKeySize);

            // Demonstrate checking the iteration count.
            UInt32 iterationCountOut = pbkdf2Params.IterationCount;

            // Demonstrate returning the derivation parameters to a buffer.
            IBuffer buffParams = pbkdf2Params.KdfGenericBinary;

            // return the KDF key material.
            return keyMaterial;
        }

        public CryptographicKey SampleCreateKDFKey(
            String strAlgName,
            IBuffer buffKeyMaterial)
        {
            // Create a KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider object and open the specified algorithm.
            KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider objKdfAlgProv = KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider.OpenAlgorithm(strAlgName);

            // Create a key by using the KDF parameters.
            CryptographicKey key = objKdfAlgProv.CreateKey(buffKeyMaterial);

            return key;
        }
    }
}

Remarks

When two or more parties share a secret symmetric key, it is often necessary to derive additional keys for use in cryptographic operations. It is also often necessary for a trusted third party to derive distinct cryptographic keys from a single master key. Key derivation functions are used to derive these additional keys.

You can use the static DeriveKeyMaterial method in the CryptographicEngine class and the following methods in the KeyDerivationParameters class to derive a key.

You create a KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider object by calling the static OpenAlgorithm method.

Properties

Methods

Applies to

See also

• CryptographicEngine
• KeyDerivationParameters