diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Algorithms.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Algorithms.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..850a7415f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Algorithms.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using System;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+
+    internal unsafe static class Algorithms {
+
+        public static readonly BCryptAlgorithmHandle AESAlgorithmHandle = CreateAESAlgorithmHandle();
+        public static readonly BCryptAlgorithmHandle HMACSHA256AlgorithmHandle = CreateHMACSHA256AlgorithmHandle();
+        public static readonly BCryptAlgorithmHandle HMACSHA512AlgorithmHandle = CreateHMACSHA512AlgorithmHandle();
+        public static readonly BCryptAlgorithmHandle SP800108AlgorithmHandle = CreateSP800108AlgorithmHandle();
+
+        private static BCryptAlgorithmHandle CreateAESAlgorithmHandle() {
+            // create the AES instance
+            BCryptAlgorithmHandle algHandle;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptOpenAlgorithmProvider(out algHandle, Constants.BCRYPT_AES_ALGORITHM, Constants.MS_PRIMITIVE_PROVIDER, dwFlags: 0);
+            if (status != 0 || algHandle == null || algHandle.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            // change it to use CBC chaining; it already uses PKCS7 padding by default
+            fixed (char* pCbcMode = Constants.BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_CBC) {
+                status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptSetProperty(algHandle, Constants.BCRYPT_CHAINING_MODE, (IntPtr)pCbcMode, (uint)((Constants.BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_CBC.Length + 1 /* trailing null */) * sizeof(char)), dwFlags: 0);
+            }
+            if (status != 0) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return algHandle;
+        }
+        private static BCryptAlgorithmHandle CreateHMACSHA256AlgorithmHandle() {
+            // create the HMACSHA-256 instance
+            BCryptAlgorithmHandle algHandle;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptOpenAlgorithmProvider(out algHandle, Constants.BCRYPT_SHA256_ALGORITHM, Constants.MS_PRIMITIVE_PROVIDER, dwFlags: BCryptAlgorithmFlags.BCRYPT_ALG_HANDLE_HMAC_FLAG);
+            if (status != 0 || algHandle == null || algHandle.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return algHandle;
+        }
+
+        private static BCryptAlgorithmHandle CreateHMACSHA512AlgorithmHandle() {
+            // create the HMACSHA-512 instance
+            BCryptAlgorithmHandle algHandle;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptOpenAlgorithmProvider(out algHandle, Constants.BCRYPT_SHA512_ALGORITHM, Constants.MS_PRIMITIVE_PROVIDER, dwFlags: BCryptAlgorithmFlags.BCRYPT_ALG_HANDLE_HMAC_FLAG);
+            if (status != 0 || algHandle == null || algHandle.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return algHandle;
+        }
+
+        private static BCryptAlgorithmHandle CreateSP800108AlgorithmHandle() {
+            // create the SP800-108 instance
+            BCryptAlgorithmHandle algHandle;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptOpenAlgorithmProvider(out algHandle, Constants.BCRYPT_SP800108_CTR_HMAC_ALGORITHM, Constants.MS_PRIMITIVE_PROVIDER, dwFlags: 0);
+            if (status != 0 || algHandle == null || algHandle.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return algHandle;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25fbecc1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375524(v=vs.85).aspx
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    internal struct BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER {
+        // from bcrypt.h
+        private const uint BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_MAGIC = 0x4d42444b; //Key Data Blob Magic (KDBM)
+        private const uint BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_VERSION1 = 0x1;
+
+        public uint dwMagic;
+        public uint dwVersion;
+        public uint cbKeyData;
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static void Initialize(ref BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER pHeader) {
+            pHeader.dwMagic = BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_MAGIC;
+            pHeader.dwVersion = BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_VERSION1;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptAlgorithmFlags.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptAlgorithmFlags.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa091e9c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptAlgorithmFlags.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // from bcrypt.h
+    [Flags]
+    internal enum BCryptAlgorithmFlags {
+        BCRYPT_ALG_HANDLE_HMAC_FLAG = 0x00000008,
+        BCRYPT_CAPI_AES_FLAG = 0x00000010,
+        BCRYPT_HASH_REUSABLE_FLAG = 0x00000020,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptAlgorithmHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptAlgorithmHandle.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6346215a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptAlgorithmHandle.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    internal sealed class BCryptAlgorithmHandle : SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid {
+        // Called by P/Invoke when returning SafeHandles
+        private BCryptAlgorithmHandle()
+            : base(ownsHandle: true) {
+        }
+
+        // Do not provide a finalizer - SafeHandle's critical finalizer will call ReleaseHandle for you.
+        protected override bool ReleaseHandle() {
+            return (UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptCloseAlgorithmProvider(handle, dwFlags: 0) == 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptBuffer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptBuffer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ffbc5156f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptBuffer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375368(v=vs.85).aspx
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    internal struct BCryptBuffer {
+        public uint cbBuffer; // Length of buffer, in bytes
+        public BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType BufferType; // Buffer type
+        public IntPtr pvBuffer; // Pointer to buffer
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptBufferDesc.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptBufferDesc.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e5336f496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptBufferDesc.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375370(v=vs.85).aspx
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    internal unsafe struct BCryptBufferDesc {
+        private const int BCRYPTBUFFER_VERSION = 0;
+
+        public uint ulVersion; // Version number
+        public uint cBuffers; // Number of buffers
+        public BCryptBuffer* pBuffers; // Pointer to array of buffers
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static void Initialize(ref BCryptBufferDesc bufferDesc) {
+            bufferDesc.ulVersion = BCRYPTBUFFER_VERSION;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptEncryptFlags.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptEncryptFlags.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55a2af8300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptEncryptFlags.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // from bcrypt.h
+    [Flags]
+    internal enum BCryptEncryptFlags {
+        BCRYPT_BLOCK_PADDING = 0x00000001,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptGenRandomFlags.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptGenRandomFlags.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..250d7e0ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptGenRandomFlags.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // from bcrypt.h
+    [Flags]
+    internal enum BCryptGenRandomFlags {
+        BCRYPT_RNG_USE_ENTROPY_IN_BUFFER = 0x00000001,
+        BCRYPT_USE_SYSTEM_PREFERRED_RNG = 0x00000002,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptHashHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptHashHandle.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..317a5f4bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptHashHandle.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    internal sealed class BCryptHashHandle : SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid {
+        // Called by P/Invoke when returning SafeHandles
+        private BCryptHashHandle()
+            : base(ownsHandle: true) {
+        }
+
+        // Do not provide a finalizer - SafeHandle's critical finalizer will call ReleaseHandle for you.
+        protected override bool ReleaseHandle() {
+            return (UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptDestroyHash(handle) == 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fb2e84347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // from bcrypt.h
+    internal enum BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType {
+        KDF_HASH_ALGORITHM = 0x0,
+        KDF_SECRET_PREPEND = 0x1,
+        KDF_SECRET_APPEND = 0x2,
+        KDF_HMAC_KEY = 0x3,
+        KDF_TLS_PRF_LABEL = 0x4,
+        KDF_TLS_PRF_SEED = 0x5,
+        KDF_SECRET_HANDLE = 0x6,
+        KDF_TLS_PRF_PROTOCOL = 0x7,
+        KDF_ALGORITHMID = 0x8,
+        KDF_PARTYUINFO = 0x9,
+        KDF_PARTYVINFO = 0xA,
+        KDF_SUPPPUBINFO = 0xB,
+        KDF_SUPPPRIVINFO = 0xC,
+        KDF_LABEL = 0xD,
+        KDF_CONTEXT = 0xE,
+        KDF_SALT = 0xF,
+        KDF_ITERATION_COUNT = 0x10,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptKeyHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptKeyHandle.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd6e48fc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptKeyHandle.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    internal sealed class BCryptKeyHandle : SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid {
+        // Called by P/Invoke when returning SafeHandles
+        private BCryptKeyHandle()
+            : base(ownsHandle: true) {
+        }
+
+        // Do not provide a finalizer - SafeHandle's critical finalizer will call ReleaseHandle for you.
+        protected override bool ReleaseHandle() {
+            return (UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptDestroyKey(handle) == 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptUtil.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptUtil.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba8237436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/BCryptUtil.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Util;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    internal unsafe static class BCryptUtil {
+        
+        // constant-time buffer comparison
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoOptimization)]
+        public static bool BuffersAreEqualSecure(byte* p1, byte* p2, uint count) {
+            bool retVal = true;
+            while (count-- > 0) {
+                retVal &= (*(p1++) == *(p2++));
+            }
+            return retVal;
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private static void CheckOverflowUnderflow(int input) {
+            var unused = checked((uint)input);
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private static void CheckOverflowUnderflow(uint input) {
+            var unused = checked((int)input);
+        }
+
+        // helper function to wrap BCryptCreateHash
+        public static BCryptHashHandle CreateHash(BCryptAlgorithmHandle algorithmHandle, byte* key, int keyLengthInBytes) {
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(keyLengthInBytes);
+
+            BCryptHashHandle retVal;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptCreateHash(algorithmHandle, out retVal, IntPtr.Zero, 0, key, (uint)keyLengthInBytes, dwFlags: 0);
+            if (status != 0 || retVal == null || retVal.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return retVal;
+        }
+
+        // helper function to wrap BCryptEncrypt; returns number of bytes written to 'output'
+        // assumes the output buffer is large enough to hold the ciphertext + any necessary padding
+        public static int DecryptWithPadding(BCryptKeyHandle keyHandle, byte* input, int inputLength, byte* iv, int ivLength, byte* output, int outputLength) {
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(inputLength);
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(ivLength);
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(outputLength);
+
+            // BCryptEncrypt destroys the 'iv' parameter, so we need to pass a duplicate instead of the original
+            if (ivLength > Constants.MAX_STACKALLOC_BYTES) {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException();
+            }
+            byte* pDuplicatedIV = stackalloc byte[ivLength];
+            BufferUtil.BlockCopy(from: (IntPtr)iv, to: (IntPtr)pDuplicatedIV, byteCount: ivLength);
+
+            uint retVal;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptDecrypt(keyHandle, input, (uint)inputLength, IntPtr.Zero, pDuplicatedIV, (uint)ivLength, output, (uint)outputLength, out retVal, BCryptEncryptFlags.BCRYPT_BLOCK_PADDING);
+            if (status != 0) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return checked((int)retVal);
+        }
+
+        // helper function to wrap BCryptKeyDerivation using SP800-108-CTR-HMAC-SHA512
+        public static void DeriveKeysSP800108(BCryptAlgorithmHandle kdfAlgorithmHandle, BCryptKeyHandle keyHandle, string purpose, BCryptAlgorithmHandle encryptionAlgorithmHandle, out BCryptKeyHandle encryptionKeyHandle, BCryptAlgorithmHandle hashAlgorithmHandle, out BCryptHashHandle hmacHandle, out BCryptKeyHandle kdfKeyHandle) {
+            const int ENCRYPTION_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 256 / 8;
+            const int HMAC_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 256 / 8;
+            const int KDF_SUBKEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 512 / 8;
+            const int TOTAL_NUM_BYTES_TO_DERIVE = ENCRYPTION_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES + HMAC_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES + KDF_SUBKEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
+
+            // keep our buffers on the stack while we're generating key material
+            byte* pBuffer = stackalloc byte[TOTAL_NUM_BYTES_TO_DERIVE]; // will be freed with frame pops
+            byte* pNewEncryptionKey = pBuffer;
+            byte* pNewHmacKey = &pNewEncryptionKey[ENCRYPTION_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES];
+            byte* pNewKdfSubkey = &pNewHmacKey[HMAC_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES];
+
+            try {
+                fixed (char* pszPrfAlgorithmName = Constants.BCRYPT_SHA512_ALGORITHM) {
+                    // Create a buffer to hold the hash algorithm name, currently hardcoded to HMACSHA512
+                    uint numBuffers = 1;
+                    BCryptBuffer* pBCryptBuffers = stackalloc BCryptBuffer[2];
+                    pBCryptBuffers[0].BufferType = BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType.KDF_HASH_ALGORITHM;
+                    pBCryptBuffers[0].pvBuffer = (IntPtr)pszPrfAlgorithmName;
+                    pBCryptBuffers[0].cbBuffer = (uint)((Constants.BCRYPT_SHA512_ALGORITHM.Length + 1) * sizeof(char)); // per http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375368(v=vs.85).aspx, need to include terminating null
+                    fixed (char* pszPurpose = (String.IsNullOrEmpty(purpose) ? (string)null : purpose)) {
+                        // Create a buffer to hold the purpose string if it is specified (we'll treat it as UTF-16LE)
+                        if (pszPurpose != null) {
+                            numBuffers = 2;
+                            pBCryptBuffers[1].BufferType = BCryptKeyDerivationBufferType.KDF_LABEL;
+                            pBCryptBuffers[1].pvBuffer = (IntPtr)pszPurpose;
+                            pBCryptBuffers[1].cbBuffer = checked((uint)(purpose.Length * sizeof(char)));
+                        }
+
+                        // .. and the header ..
+                        BCryptBufferDesc bufferDesc = default(BCryptBufferDesc);
+                        BCryptBufferDesc.Initialize(ref bufferDesc);
+                        bufferDesc.cBuffers = numBuffers;
+                        bufferDesc.pBuffers = pBCryptBuffers;
+
+                        uint numBytesDerived;
+                        int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptKeyDerivation(keyHandle, &bufferDesc, pBuffer, TOTAL_NUM_BYTES_TO_DERIVE, out numBytesDerived, dwFlags: 0);
+                        if (status != 0 || numBytesDerived != TOTAL_NUM_BYTES_TO_DERIVE) {
+                            throw new CryptographicException(status);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // At this point, we have all the bytes we need.
+                encryptionKeyHandle = ImportKey(encryptionAlgorithmHandle, pNewEncryptionKey, ENCRYPTION_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES);
+                hmacHandle = CreateHash(hashAlgorithmHandle, pNewHmacKey, HMAC_KEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES);
+                kdfKeyHandle = ImportKey(kdfAlgorithmHandle, pNewKdfSubkey, KDF_SUBKEY_SIZE_IN_BYTES);
+            }
+            finally {
+                BufferUtil.ZeroMemory(pBuffer, TOTAL_NUM_BYTES_TO_DERIVE);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // helper function to wrap BCryptDuplicateHash
+        public static BCryptHashHandle DuplicateHash(BCryptHashHandle hashHandle) {
+            BCryptHashHandle retVal;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptDuplicateHash(hashHandle, out retVal, IntPtr.Zero, 0, dwFlags: 0);
+            if (status != 0 || retVal == null || retVal.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return retVal;
+        }
+
+        // helper function to wrap BCryptEncrypt; returns number of bytes written to 'output'
+        // assumes the output buffer is large enough to hold the ciphertext + any necessary padding
+        public static int EncryptWithPadding(BCryptKeyHandle keyHandle, byte* input, int inputLength, byte* iv, int ivLength, byte* output, int outputLength) {
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(inputLength);
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(ivLength);
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(outputLength);
+
+            // BCryptEncrypt destroys the 'iv' parameter, so we need to pass a duplicate instead of the original
+            if (ivLength > Constants.MAX_STACKALLOC_BYTES) {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException();
+            }
+            byte* pDuplicatedIV = stackalloc byte[ivLength];
+            BufferUtil.BlockCopy(from: (IntPtr)iv, to: (IntPtr)pDuplicatedIV, byteCount: ivLength);
+
+            uint retVal;
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptEncrypt(keyHandle, input, (uint)inputLength, IntPtr.Zero, pDuplicatedIV, (uint)ivLength, output, (uint)outputLength, out retVal, BCryptEncryptFlags.BCRYPT_BLOCK_PADDING);
+            if (status != 0) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            return checked((int)retVal);
+        }
+
+        // helper function that's similar to RNGCryptoServiceProvider, but works directly with pointers
+        public static void GenRandom(byte* buffer, int bufferBytes) {
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(bufferBytes);
+
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptGenRandom(IntPtr.Zero, buffer, (uint)bufferBytes, BCryptGenRandomFlags.BCRYPT_USE_SYSTEM_PREFERRED_RNG);
+            if (status != 0) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // helper function that wraps BCryptHashData / BCryptFinishHash
+        public static void HashData(BCryptHashHandle hashHandle, byte* input, int inputBytes, byte* output, int outputBytes) {
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(inputBytes);
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(outputBytes);
+
+            int status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptHashData(hashHandle, input, (uint)inputBytes, dwFlags: 0);
+            if (status != 0) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+
+            status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptFinishHash(hashHandle, output, (uint)outputBytes, dwFlags: 0);
+            if (status != 0) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // helper function that wraps BCryptImportKey with a key data blob
+        public static BCryptKeyHandle ImportKey(BCryptAlgorithmHandle algHandle, byte* key, int keyBytes) {
+            CheckOverflowUnderflow(keyBytes);
+
+            byte[] heapAllocatedKeyDataBlob = null;
+            int numBytesRequiredForKeyDataBlob = checked(keyBytes + sizeof(BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER));
+            if (numBytesRequiredForKeyDataBlob > Constants.MAX_STACKALLOC_BYTES) {
+                heapAllocatedKeyDataBlob = new byte[numBytesRequiredForKeyDataBlob]; // allocate on heap if we cannot allocate on stack
+            }
+
+            int status;
+            BCryptKeyHandle retVal;
+            fixed (byte* pHeapAllocatedKeyDataBlob = heapAllocatedKeyDataBlob) {
+                // The header is first
+                BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER* pKeyDataBlobHeader = (BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER*)pHeapAllocatedKeyDataBlob;
+                if (pKeyDataBlobHeader == null) {
+                    byte* temp = stackalloc byte[numBytesRequiredForKeyDataBlob]; // won't be released until frame pops
+                    pKeyDataBlobHeader = (BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER*)temp;
+                }
+                BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB_HEADER.Initialize(ref *pKeyDataBlobHeader);
+                pKeyDataBlobHeader->cbKeyData = (uint)keyBytes;
+
+                // the raw material immediately follows the header
+                byte* pKeyDataRawMaterial = (byte*)(&pKeyDataBlobHeader[1]);
+
+                try {
+                    BufferUtil.BlockCopy(from: (IntPtr)key, to: (IntPtr)pKeyDataRawMaterial, byteCount: keyBytes);
+                    status = UnsafeNativeMethods.BCryptImportKey(algHandle, IntPtr.Zero, Constants.BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB, out retVal, IntPtr.Zero, 0, (byte*)pKeyDataBlobHeader, (uint)numBytesRequiredForKeyDataBlob, dwFlags: 0);
+                }
+                finally {
+                    // zero out the key we just copied
+                    BufferUtil.ZeroMemory(pKeyDataRawMaterial, keyBytes);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (status != 0 || retVal == null || retVal.IsInvalid) {
+                throw new CryptographicException(status);
+            }
+            return retVal;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Constants.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Constants.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6ca8cbb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Constants.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    // from bcrypt.h
+    internal static class Constants {
+        internal const int MAX_STACKALLOC_BYTES = 256; // greatest number of bytes that we'll ever allow to stackalloc in a single frame
+
+        // BCrypt(Import/Export)Key BLOB types
+        internal const string BCRYPT_OPAQUE_KEY_BLOB = "OpaqueKeyBlob";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_KEY_DATA_BLOB = "KeyDataBlob";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_AES_WRAP_KEY_BLOB = "Rfc3565KeyWrapBlob";
+
+        // Microsoft built-in providers.
+        internal const string MS_PRIMITIVE_PROVIDER = "Microsoft Primitive Provider";
+        internal const string MS_PLATFORM_CRYPTO_PROVIDER = "Microsoft Platform Crypto Provider";
+
+        // Common algorithm identifiers.
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RSA_ALGORITHM = "RSA";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RSA_SIGN_ALGORITHM = "RSA_SIGN";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_DH_ALGORITHM = "DH";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_DSA_ALGORITHM = "DSA";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RC2_ALGORITHM = "RC2";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RC4_ALGORITHM = "RC4";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_AES_ALGORITHM = "AES";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_DES_ALGORITHM = "DES";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_DESX_ALGORITHM = "DESX";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_3DES_ALGORITHM = "3DES";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_3DES_112_ALGORITHM = "3DES_112";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_MD2_ALGORITHM = "MD2";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_MD4_ALGORITHM = "MD4";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_MD5_ALGORITHM = "MD5";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SHA1_ALGORITHM = "SHA1";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SHA256_ALGORITHM = "SHA256";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SHA384_ALGORITHM = "SHA384";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SHA512_ALGORITHM = "SHA512";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_AES_GMAC_ALGORITHM = "AES-GMAC";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_AES_CMAC_ALGORITHM = "AES-CMAC";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ECDSA_P256_ALGORITHM = "ECDSA_P256";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ECDSA_P384_ALGORITHM = "ECDSA_P384";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ECDSA_P521_ALGORITHM = "ECDSA_P521";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ECDH_P256_ALGORITHM = "ECDH_P256";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ECDH_P384_ALGORITHM = "ECDH_P384";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ECDH_P521_ALGORITHM = "ECDH_P521";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RNG_ALGORITHM = "RNG";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RNG_FIPS186_DSA_ALGORITHM = "FIPS186DSARNG";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_RNG_DUAL_EC_ALGORITHM = "DUALECRNG";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SP800108_CTR_HMAC_ALGORITHM = "SP800_108_CTR_HMAC";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SP80056A_CONCAT_ALGORITHM = "SP800_56A_CONCAT";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_PBKDF2_ALGORITHM = "PBKDF2";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CAPI_KDF_ALGORITHM = "CAPI_KDF";
+
+        // BCryptGetProperty strings
+        internal const string BCRYPT_OBJECT_LENGTH = "ObjectLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_ALGORITHM_NAME = "AlgorithmName";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_PROVIDER_HANDLE = "ProviderHandle";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAINING_MODE = "ChainingMode";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_BLOCK_LENGTH = "BlockLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_KEY_LENGTH = "KeyLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_KEY_OBJECT_LENGTH = "KeyObjectLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_KEY_STRENGTH = "KeyStrength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_KEY_LENGTHS = "KeyLengths";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_BLOCK_SIZE_LIST = "BlockSizeList";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_EFFECTIVE_KEY_LENGTH = "EffectiveKeyLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_HASH_LENGTH = "HashDigestLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_HASH_OID_LIST = "HashOIDList";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_PADDING_SCHEMES = "PaddingSchemes";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_SIGNATURE_LENGTH = "SignatureLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_HASH_BLOCK_LENGTH = "HashBlockLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_AUTH_TAG_LENGTH = "AuthTagLength";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_PRIMITIVE_TYPE = "PrimitiveType";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_IS_KEYED_HASH = "IsKeyedHash";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_IS_REUSABLE_HASH = "IsReusableHash";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_MESSAGE_BLOCK_LENGTH = "MessageBlockLength";
+
+        // Property Strings
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_NA = "ChainingModeN/A";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_CBC = "ChainingModeCBC";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_ECB = "ChainingModeECB";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_CFB = "ChainingModeCFB";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_CCM = "ChainingModeCCM";
+        internal const string BCRYPT_CHAIN_MODE_GCM = "ChainingModeGCM";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/CryptographicException.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/CryptographicException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1737c90f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/CryptographicException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+
+#if !NET45
+namespace System.Security.Cryptography {
+    internal sealed class CryptographicException : Exception {
+        internal CryptographicException(string message)
+            : base(message) {
+
+        }
+
+        internal CryptographicException(int unused) {
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectionProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectionProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75320aee41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectionProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Resources;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Util;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    public unsafe static class DataProtectionProvider {
+
+        const int MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH = 512 / 8;
+
+        private static readonly byte[] MASTER_SUBKEY_GENERATOR = GetMasterSubkeyGenerator();
+
+        private static byte[] GetMasterSubkeyGenerator() {
+            TypeInfo typeInfo = typeof(DataProtectionProvider).GetTypeInfo();
+
+            byte[] retVal = new byte[sizeof(Guid) * 2];
+            fixed (byte* pRetVal = retVal) {
+                Guid* guids = (Guid*)pRetVal;
+                guids[0] = typeInfo.GUID;
+#if NET45
+                guids[1] = typeInfo.Module.ModuleVersionId;
+#else
+                guids[1] = default(Guid);
+#endif
+            }
+            return retVal;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new IDataProtectorFactory with a randomly-generated master key.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static IDataProtectionProvider CreateNew() {
+            byte* masterKey = stackalloc byte[MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH];
+            try {
+                BCryptUtil.GenRandom(masterKey, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+                return CreateImpl(masterKey, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+            }
+            finally {
+                BufferUtil.ZeroMemory(masterKey, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new IDataProtectorFactory with the provided master key.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static IDataProtectionProvider CreateFromKey(byte[] masterKey) {
+            if (masterKey == null) {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("masterKey");
+            }
+            if (masterKey.Length < MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH) {
+                string errorMessage = String.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Res.DataProtectorFactory_MasterKeyTooShort, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("masterKey", errorMessage);
+            }
+
+            fixed (byte* pMasterKey = masterKey) {
+                return CreateImpl(pMasterKey, masterKey.Length);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static DataProtectionProviderImpl CreateImpl(byte* masterKey, int masterKeyLengthInBytes) {
+            // We don't use the master key directly. We derive a master subkey via HMAC_{master_key}(MASTER_SUBKEY_GENERATOR).
+            byte* masterSubkey = stackalloc byte[MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH];
+            try {
+                using (var hashHandle = BCryptUtil.CreateHash(Algorithms.HMACSHA512AlgorithmHandle, masterKey, masterKeyLengthInBytes)) {
+                    BCryptUtil.HashData(hashHandle, masterKey, masterKeyLengthInBytes, masterSubkey, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+                }
+                BCryptKeyHandle kdfSubkeyHandle = BCryptUtil.ImportKey(Algorithms.SP800108AlgorithmHandle, masterSubkey, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+                return new DataProtectionProviderImpl(kdfSubkeyHandle);
+            }
+            finally {
+                BufferUtil.ZeroMemory(masterSubkey, MASTER_KEY_REQUIRED_LENGTH);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectionProviderImpl.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectionProviderImpl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f78cde3fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectionProviderImpl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    internal unsafe sealed class DataProtectionProviderImpl : IDataProtectionProvider {
+
+        private readonly BCryptKeyHandle _kdfSubkeyHandle;
+
+        public DataProtectionProviderImpl(BCryptKeyHandle kdfSubkeyHandle) {
+            _kdfSubkeyHandle = kdfSubkeyHandle;
+        }
+
+        public IDataProtector CreateProtector(string purpose) {
+            BCryptKeyHandle newAesKeyHandle;
+            BCryptHashHandle newHmacHashHandle;
+            BCryptKeyHandle newKdfSubkeyHandle;
+
+            BCryptUtil.DeriveKeysSP800108(Algorithms.SP800108AlgorithmHandle, _kdfSubkeyHandle, purpose, Algorithms.AESAlgorithmHandle, out newAesKeyHandle, Algorithms.HMACSHA256AlgorithmHandle, out newHmacHashHandle, out newKdfSubkeyHandle);
+            return new DataProtectorImpl(newAesKeyHandle, newHmacHashHandle, newKdfSubkeyHandle);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose() {
+            _kdfSubkeyHandle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectorImpl.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectorImpl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aeacc31b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/DataProtectorImpl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Resources;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Util;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    internal unsafe sealed class DataProtectorImpl : IDataProtector {
+
+        private const int AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES = 128 / 8;
+        private const int MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES = 256 / 8;
+
+        private readonly BCryptKeyHandle _aesKeyHandle;
+        private readonly BCryptHashHandle _hmacHashHandle;
+        private readonly BCryptKeyHandle _kdfSubkeyHandle;
+
+        public DataProtectorImpl(BCryptKeyHandle aesKeyHandle, BCryptHashHandle hmacHashHandle, BCryptKeyHandle kdfSubkeyHandle) {
+            _aesKeyHandle = aesKeyHandle;
+            _hmacHashHandle = hmacHashHandle;
+            _kdfSubkeyHandle = kdfSubkeyHandle;
+        }
+
+        private static int CalculateTotalProtectedDataSize(int unprotectedDataSize) {
+            Debug.Assert(unprotectedDataSize >= 0);
+
+            // Calculates 
+            int numFullBlocks = unprotectedDataSize / AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES;
+            return checked(AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* IV */ + (numFullBlocks + 1) * AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* ciphertext w/ padding */ + MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* HMAC */);
+        }
+
+        private static CryptographicException CreateGenericCryptographicException() {
+            return new CryptographicException(Res.DataProtectorImpl_BadEncryptedData);
+        }
+
+        public IDataProtector CreateSubProtector(string purpose) {
+            BCryptKeyHandle newAesKeyHandle;
+            BCryptHashHandle newHmacHashHandle;
+            BCryptKeyHandle newKdfSubkeyHandle;
+
+            BCryptUtil.DeriveKeysSP800108(Algorithms.SP800108AlgorithmHandle, _kdfSubkeyHandle, purpose, Algorithms.AESAlgorithmHandle, out newAesKeyHandle, Algorithms.HMACSHA256AlgorithmHandle, out newHmacHashHandle, out newKdfSubkeyHandle);
+            return new DataProtectorImpl(newAesKeyHandle, newHmacHashHandle, newKdfSubkeyHandle);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose() {
+            _aesKeyHandle.Dispose();
+            _hmacHashHandle.Dispose();
+            _kdfSubkeyHandle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        public byte[] Protect(byte[] unprotectedData) {
+            if (unprotectedData == null) {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("unprotectedData");
+            }
+
+            // When this method finishes, protectedData will contain { IV || ciphertext || HMAC(IV || ciphertext) }
+            byte[] protectedData = new byte[CalculateTotalProtectedDataSize(unprotectedData.Length)];
+
+            fixed (byte* pProtectedData = protectedData) {
+                // first, generate a random IV for CBC mode encryption
+                byte* pIV = pProtectedData;
+                BCryptUtil.GenRandom(pIV, AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES);
+
+                // then, encrypt the plaintext contents
+                byte* pCiphertext = &pIV[AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES];
+                int expectedCiphertextLength = protectedData.Length - AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES - MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES;
+                fixed (byte* pPlaintext = unprotectedData) {
+                    int actualCiphertextLength = BCryptUtil.EncryptWithPadding(_aesKeyHandle, pPlaintext, unprotectedData.Length, pIV, AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES, pCiphertext, expectedCiphertextLength);
+                    if (actualCiphertextLength != expectedCiphertextLength) {
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException("Unexpected error while encrypting data.");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // finally, calculate an HMAC over { IV || ciphertext }
+                byte* pMac = &pCiphertext[expectedCiphertextLength];
+                using (var clonedHashHandle = BCryptUtil.DuplicateHash(_hmacHashHandle)) {
+                    // Use a cloned hash handle since IDataProtector instances could be singletons, but BCryptHashHandle instances contain
+                    // state hence aren't thread-safe. Our own perf testing shows that duplicating existing hash handles is very fast.
+                    BCryptUtil.HashData(clonedHashHandle, pProtectedData, AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES + expectedCiphertextLength, pMac, MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return protectedData;
+        }
+
+        public byte[] Unprotect(byte[] protectedData) {
+            if (protectedData == null) {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("protectedData");
+            }
+
+            byte[] retVal = null;
+            try {
+                retVal = UnprotectImpl(protectedData);
+            }
+            catch {
+                // swallow all exceptions; we'll homogenize
+            }
+
+            if (retVal != null) {
+                return retVal;
+            }
+            else {
+                throw CreateGenericCryptographicException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private byte[] UnprotectImpl(byte[] protectedData) {
+            Debug.Assert(protectedData != null);
+
+            // is the protected data even long enough to be valid?
+            if (protectedData.Length < AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* IV */ + AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* min ciphertext size = 1 block */ + MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            fixed (byte* pProtectedData = protectedData) {
+                // calculate pointer offsets
+                byte* pIV = pProtectedData;
+                byte* pCiphertext = &pProtectedData[AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES];
+                int ciphertextLength = protectedData.Length - AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* IV */ - MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES /* MAC */;
+                byte* pSuppliedMac = &pCiphertext[ciphertextLength];
+
+                // first, ensure that the MAC is valid
+                byte* pCalculatedMac = stackalloc byte[MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES];
+                using (var clonedHashHandle = BCryptUtil.DuplicateHash(_hmacHashHandle)) {
+                    // see comments in Protect(byte[]) for why we duplicate the hash
+                    BCryptUtil.HashData(clonedHashHandle, pProtectedData, AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES + ciphertextLength, pCalculatedMac, MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES);
+                }
+                if (!BCryptUtil.BuffersAreEqualSecure(pSuppliedMac, pCalculatedMac, MAC_LENGTH_IN_BYTES)) {
+                    return null; // MAC check failed
+                }
+
+                // next, perform the actual decryption
+                // we don't know the actual plaintext length, but we know it must be strictly less than the ciphertext length
+                int plaintextBufferLength = ciphertextLength;
+                byte[] heapAllocatedPlaintext = null;
+                if (ciphertextLength > Constants.MAX_STACKALLOC_BYTES) {
+                    heapAllocatedPlaintext = new byte[plaintextBufferLength];
+                }
+
+                fixed (byte* pHeapAllocatedPlaintext = heapAllocatedPlaintext) {
+                    byte* pPlaintextBuffer = pHeapAllocatedPlaintext;
+                    if (pPlaintextBuffer == null) {
+                        byte* temp = stackalloc byte[plaintextBufferLength]; // will be released when frame pops
+                        pPlaintextBuffer = temp;
+                    }
+
+                    int actualPlaintextLength = BCryptUtil.DecryptWithPadding(_aesKeyHandle, pCiphertext, ciphertextLength, pIV, AES_BLOCK_LENGTH_IN_BYTES, pPlaintextBuffer, plaintextBufferLength);
+                    Debug.Assert(actualPlaintextLength >= 0 && actualPlaintextLength < ciphertextLength);
+
+                    // truncate the return value to accomodate the plaintext size perfectly
+                    byte[] retVal = new byte[actualPlaintextLength];
+                    fixed (byte* pRetVal = retVal) {
+                        BufferUtil.BlockCopy(from: (IntPtr)pPlaintextBuffer, to: (IntPtr)pRetVal, byteCount: actualPlaintextLength);
+                    }
+                    return retVal;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/IDataProtectionProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/IDataProtectionProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..520359930e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/IDataProtectionProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    public interface IDataProtectionProvider : IDisposable {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given a purpose, returns a new IDataProtector that has unique cryptographic keys tied to this purpose.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="purpose">The consumer of the IDataProtector.</param>
+        /// <returns>An IDataProtector.</returns>
+        IDataProtector CreateProtector(string purpose);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/IDataProtector.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/IDataProtector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c932d4522c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/IDataProtector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an object that can perform cryptographic operations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IDataProtector : IDisposable {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given a subpurpose, returns a new IDataProtector that has unique cryptographic keys tied <em>both</em> the purpose
+        /// that was used to create this IDataProtector instance <em>and</em> the purpose that is provided as a parameter
+        /// to this method.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="purpose">The sub-consumer of the IDataProtector.</param>
+        /// <returns>An IDataProtector.</returns>
+        IDataProtector CreateSubProtector(string purpose);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cryptographically protects some input data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="unprotectedData">The data to be protected.</param>
+        /// <returns>An array containing cryptographically protected data.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>To retrieve the original data, call Unprotect on the protected data.</remarks>
+        byte[] Protect(byte[] unprotectedData);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieves the original data that was protected by a call to Protect.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="protectedData">The protected data to be decrypted.</param>
+        /// <returns>The original data.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>Throws CryptographicException if the <em>protectedData</em> parameter has been tampered with.</remarks>
+        byte[] Unprotect(byte[] protectedData);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38a4928ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Resources;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+[assembly: Guid("130d9afa-6535-42bf-ba70-610b677d5acf")]
+
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Microsoft Corporation")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+[assembly: NeutralResourcesLanguage("en-US")]
+
+// for OOB servicing
+[assembly: AssemblyMetadata("Serviceable", "True")]
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Resources/Res.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Resources/Res.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d62ce5ee40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Resources/Res.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <auto-generated>
+//     This code was generated by a tool.
+//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.34003
+//
+//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+//     the code is regenerated.
+// </auto-generated>
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Resources {
+    using System;
+    using System.Reflection;
+    
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    // This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder
+    // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
+    // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
+    // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+    [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
+    internal class Res {
+        
+        private static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager resourceMan;
+        
+        private static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo resourceCulture;
+        
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1811:AvoidUncalledPrivateCode")]
+        internal Res() {
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
+        /// </summary>
+        [global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
+        internal static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager ResourceManager {
+            get {
+                if (object.ReferenceEquals(resourceMan, null)) {
+                    global::System.Resources.ResourceManager temp = new global::System.Resources.ResourceManager("Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Res.resources", typeof(Res).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
+                    resourceMan = temp;
+                }
+                return resourceMan;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
+        ///   resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
+        /// </summary>
+        [global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
+        internal static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo Culture {
+            get {
+                return resourceCulture;
+            }
+            set {
+                resourceCulture = value;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to The master key is too short. It must be at least {0} bytes in length..
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string DataProtectorFactory_MasterKeyTooShort {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("DataProtectorFactory_MasterKeyTooShort", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to The data to decrypt is invalid..
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string DataProtectorImpl_BadEncryptedData {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("DataProtectorImpl_BadEncryptedData", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Resources/Res.resx b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Resources/Res.resx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f28f1d7003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Resources/Res.resx
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <data name="DataProtectorFactory_MasterKeyTooShort" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The master key is too short. It must be at least {0} bytes in length.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DataProtectorImpl_BadEncryptedData" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The data to decrypt is invalid.</value>
+  </data>
+</root>
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..244f118df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+#if !NET45
+namespace Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles {
+    internal abstract class SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid : SafeHandle {
+        // Called by P/Invoke when returning SafeHandles
+        protected SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid(bool ownsHandle)
+            : base(IntPtr.Zero, ownsHandle) {
+        }
+
+        public override bool IsInvalid {
+            get {
+                return (handle == IntPtr.Zero || handle == (IntPtr)(-1));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/UnsafeNativeMethods.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/UnsafeNativeMethods.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34689a9917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/UnsafeNativeMethods.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Security;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection {
+#if NET45
+    [SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity]
+#endif
+    internal unsafe static class UnsafeNativeMethods {
+
+        private const string BCRYPT_LIB = "bcrypt.dll";
+        private const string KERNEL32_LIB = "kernel32.dll";
+
+        /*
+         * BCRYPT.DLL
+         */
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375377(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptCloseAlgorithmProvider(
+            [In] IntPtr hAlgorithm,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375383(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptCreateHash(
+            [In] BCryptAlgorithmHandle hAlgorithm,
+            [Out] out BCryptHashHandle phHash,
+            [In] IntPtr pbHashObject,
+            [In] uint cbHashObject,
+            [In] byte* pbSecret,
+            [In] uint cbSecret,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375391(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptDecrypt(
+            [In] BCryptKeyHandle hKey,
+            [In] byte* pbInput,
+            [In] uint cbInput,
+            [In] IntPtr pPaddingInfo,
+            [In] byte* pbIV,
+            [In] uint cbIV,
+            [In] byte* pbOutput,
+            [In] uint cbOutput,
+            [Out] out uint pcbResult,
+            [In] BCryptEncryptFlags dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375399(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptDestroyHash(
+            [In] IntPtr hHash);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375404(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptDestroyKey(
+            [In] IntPtr hKey);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375413(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptDuplicateHash(
+            [In] BCryptHashHandle hHash,
+            [Out] out BCryptHashHandle phNewHash,
+            [In] IntPtr pbHashObject,
+            [In] uint cbHashObject,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375421(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptEncrypt(
+            [In] BCryptKeyHandle hKey,
+            [In] byte* pbInput,
+            [In] uint cbInput,
+            [In] IntPtr pPaddingInfo,
+            [In] byte* pbIV,
+            [In] uint cbIV,
+            [In] byte* pbOutput,
+            [In] uint cbOutput,
+            [Out] out uint pcbResult,
+            [In] BCryptEncryptFlags dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375443(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptFinishHash(
+            [In] BCryptHashHandle hHash,
+            [In] byte* pbOutput,
+            [In] uint cbOutput,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375458(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptGenRandom(
+            [In] IntPtr hAlgorithm,
+            [In] byte* pbBuffer,
+            [In] uint cbBuffer,
+            [In] BCryptGenRandomFlags dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375468(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptHashData(
+            [In] BCryptHashHandle hHash,
+            [In] byte* pbInput,
+            [In] uint cbInput,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375475(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptImportKey(
+            [In] BCryptAlgorithmHandle hAlgorithm,
+            [In] IntPtr hImportKey, // unused
+            [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszBlobType,
+            [Out] out BCryptKeyHandle phKey,
+            [In] IntPtr pbKeyObject, // unused
+            [In] uint cbKeyObject,
+            [In] byte* pbInput,
+            [In] uint cbInput,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh448506(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptKeyDerivation(
+            [In] BCryptKeyHandle hKey,
+            [In] BCryptBufferDesc* pParameterList,
+            [In] byte* pbDerivedKey,
+            [In] uint cbDerivedKey,
+            [Out] out uint pcbResult,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375479(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptOpenAlgorithmProvider(
+            [Out] out BCryptAlgorithmHandle phAlgorithm,
+            [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszAlgId,
+            [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszImplementation,
+            [In] BCryptAlgorithmFlags dwFlags);
+
+        [DllImport(BCRYPT_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375504(v=vs.85).aspx
+        internal static extern int BCryptSetProperty(
+            [In] SafeHandle hObject,
+            [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszProperty,
+            [In] IntPtr pbInput,
+            [In] uint cbInput,
+            [In] uint dwFlags);
+
+        /*
+         * KERNEL32.DLL
+         */
+
+        [DllImport(KERNEL32_LIB, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        internal static extern void RtlZeroMemory(
+            [In] IntPtr Destination,
+            [In] UIntPtr /* SIZE_T */ Length);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Util/BufferUtil.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Util/BufferUtil.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36a781aa17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/Util/BufferUtil.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Util {
+    internal unsafe static class BufferUtil {
+        private static readonly byte[] _emptyArray = new byte[0];
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static void BlockCopy(IntPtr from, IntPtr to, int byteCount) {
+            BlockCopy(from, to, checked((uint)byteCount)); // will be checked before invoking the delegate
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static void BlockCopy(IntPtr from, IntPtr to, uint byteCount) {
+            BlockCopySlow((byte*)from, (byte*)to, byteCount);
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private static void BlockCopySlow(byte* from, byte* to, uint byteCount) {
+            // slow, but works
+            while (byteCount-- != 0) {
+                *(to++) = *(from++);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new managed byte[] from unmanaged memory.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static byte[] ToManagedByteArray(byte* ptr, int byteCount) {
+            return ToManagedByteArray(ptr, checked((uint)byteCount));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new managed byte[] from unmanaged memory.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static byte[] ToManagedByteArray(byte* ptr, uint byteCount) {
+            if (byteCount == 0) {
+                return _emptyArray; // degenerate case
+            }
+            else {
+                byte[] bytes = new byte[byteCount];
+                fixed (byte* pBytes = bytes) {
+                    BlockCopy(from: (IntPtr)ptr, to: (IntPtr)pBytes, byteCount: byteCount);
+                }
+                return bytes;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears a memory buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static void ZeroMemory(byte* buffer, int byteCount) {
+            ZeroMemory(buffer, checked((uint)byteCount));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears a memory buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static void ZeroMemory(byte* buffer, uint byteCount) {
+            UnsafeNativeMethods.RtlZeroMemory((IntPtr)buffer, (UIntPtr)byteCount); // don't require 'checked': uint -> UIntPtr always guaranteed to succeed
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea163de588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.1-alpha-*",
+  "configurations": {
+    "net45" : {},
+    "k10" : {}
+  },
+  "compilationOptions": {
+    "allowUnsafe": true
+  }
+}
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