C# 'cannot convert from 'char[]' to 'char*'

Question

I am having trouble in adding password credentials in a process using C#

Currently it looks as the following:

char[] passwordChars = {'x', 'x', 'x', '@', 'x', 'x', 'x', 'x'} ;
System.Security.SecureString ssPwd = new SecureString(passwordChars, passwordChars.Length);

I am wondering how I go on about converting it to char* from char[].

Answer 1

Taken right from the SecureString documentation :

System.Security.SecureString ssPwd;
char[] passwordChars = {'x', 'x', 'x', '@', 'x', 'x', 'x', 'x'} ;
fixed(char* pChars = passwordChars)
{
   ssPwd = new SecureString(pChars, chars.Length);
}


//Don't forget to dispose of your string after you're done with it:
ssPwd.Dispose();

Answer 2

char[] passwordChars = { 'x', 'x', 'x', '@', 'x', 'x', 'x', 'x' };
System.Security.SecureString ssPwd = new SecureString();
foreach (var c in passwordChars)
{
    ssPwd.AppendChar(c);
}
ssPwd.MakeReadOnly();