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C# CONCEPTS
XML Elements- Encrypt & Decrypt
How to encrypt/decrypt XML element inside a XML documents.
Prerequisites
Learn about different encryption techniques like symmetric or asymmetric encryption.
The article demonstrates how to encrypt and decrypt XML tags inside an XML document using symmetric keys.
Consider an example of an XML doc which contains a credit card information like card number, expiry date, etc. It is recommended never to store such “sensitive information” in plain text. Let’s learn how to “encrypt sensitive information and decrypt when required”.
XML Doc Example
<root>
<creditcard>
<number>1234567890</number>
<expiry>02/02/2020</expiry>
</creditcard>
</root>