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<Type Name="DataProtectionScope" FullName="System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope">
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public enum DataProtectionScope" />
  <TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public auto ansi sealed DataProtectionScope extends System.Enum" />
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>System.Security</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Base>
    <BaseTypeName>System.Enum</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Docs>
    <since version=".NET 2.0" />
    <remarks>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>This enumeration is used with the <see cref="M:System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(System.Byte[],System.Byte[],System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope)" /> and <see cref="M:System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Unprotect(System.Byte[],System.Byte[],System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope)" /> methods to protect data through encryption.</para>
      <para>Caution   The <see cref="F:System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope.LocalMachine" /> enumeration value allows multiple accounts to unprotect data.  Use this value only when you trust every account on a computer.  For most situations, you should use the <see cref="F:System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser" /> value.</para>
    </remarks>
    <summary>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>Specifies the scope of the data protection to be applied by the <see cref="M:System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(System.Byte[],System.Byte[],System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope)" /> method.</para>
    </summary>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName="CurrentUser">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="CurrentUser" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope CurrentUser = int32(0)" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <since version=".NET 2.0" />
        <summary>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>The protected data is associated with the current user. Only threads running under the current user context can unprotect the data.</para>
        </summary>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="LocalMachine">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="LocalMachine" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope LocalMachine = int32(1)" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <since version=".NET 2.0" />
        <summary>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>The protected data is associated with the machine context. Any process running on the computer can unprotect data. This enumeration value is usually used in server-specific applications that run on a server where untrusted users are not allowed access.</para>
        </summary>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
  </Members>
</Type>