Encrypting data is often a necessity in any software application, especially those dealing with sensitive data. Continue reading to learn how to easily encrypt sensitive data. 

The Crypt library provides classes and methods that help software/web developers to easily and securely encrypt data. The steps involved in encrypting data are detailed below.

1. Choose which library you want to use. The Rijndael is currently considered to be the most secure.
2. Create a new key that is used to decrypt the data later.
3. Encrypt the string/data.
4. Transfer the encrypting data.
5. Decrypt using the original key.