Cipher.GetIV Method

Definition

Returns the initialization vector (IV) in a new buffer.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getIV", "()[B", "")]
public byte[]? GetIV ();
[<Android.Runtime.Register("getIV", "()[B", "")>]
member this.GetIV : unit -> byte[]

Returns

Byte[]

the initialization vector in a new buffer, or null if the underlying algorithm does not use an IV, or if the IV has not yet been set.

Attributes

Remarks

Returns the initialization vector (IV) in a new buffer.

This is useful in the case where a random IV was created, or in the context of password-based encryption or decryption, where the IV is derived from a user-supplied password.

Java documentation for javax.crypto.Cipher.getIV().

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Applies to