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convert SecureString to string

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Published: 30. September 2011 | Updated: 30. September 2011
License: Microsoft Public License (MS-PL)
Categories: Converting, Security
Tags: C# Security Text Windows

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Import namespaces

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security;

Code

var password = new SecureString();
password.AppendChar('p');
password.AppendChar('a');
password.AppendChar('s');
password.AppendChar('s');
password.AppendChar('w');
password.AppendChar('o');
password.AppendChar('r');
password.AppendChar('d');

IntPtr bstr = Marshal.SecureStringToBSTR(password);

try
{
    Console.WriteLine(Marshal.PtrToStringBSTR(bstr));
}
finally
{
    Marshal.FreeBSTR(bstr);
}