System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider.Encrypt C# (CSharp) Method

        public abstract XmlNode Encrypt(XmlNode node);
        public abstract XmlNode Decrypt(XmlNode encryptedNode);

		internal string EncryptSection (string clearXml, ProtectedConfigurationProvider protectionProvider)
		{
			XmlDocument doc = new ConfigurationXmlDocument ();
			doc.LoadXml (clearXml);

			XmlNode encryptedNode = protectionProvider.Encrypt (doc.DocumentElement);

			return encryptedNode.OuterXml;
		}