Re: How to use RSACryptoServiceProvider?

From: Pieter Philippaerts (Pieter_at_nospam.mentalis.org)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 02:40:04 +0100

"xeno" <qiang_xue@hotmail.com> wrote
> As I known, RSA can be encrypted by any key of the pair then can be
decrpted
> with another key.

The RSACryptoServiceProvider [and the Windows CryptoAPI] do not allow data
encryption with the private key or data decryption with the public key.

Regards,
Pieter Philippaerts
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