diff --git a/Pilz.Cryptography/Pilz.Cryptography.csproj b/Pilz.Cryptography/Pilz.Cryptography.csproj
index eb71d4d..7afed73 100644
--- a/Pilz.Cryptography/Pilz.Cryptography.csproj
+++ b/Pilz.Cryptography/Pilz.Cryptography.csproj
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
+
diff --git a/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureString.cs b/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureString.cs
index 73d2b06..8b274b7 100644
--- a/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureString.cs
+++ b/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureString.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace Pilz.Cryptography
{
+ [JsonConverter(typeof(Json.Converters.SecureStringJsonConverter))]
public class SecureString
{
public static ICrypter DefaultCrypter { get; set; }
diff --git a/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureStringJsonConverter.cs b/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureStringJsonConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1f1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pilz.Cryptography/SecureStringJsonConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Pilz.Cryptography;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Pilz.Json.Converters
+{
+ public class SecureStringJsonConverter : JsonConverter
+ {
+ public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
+ {
+ return typeof(SecureString).IsAssignableFrom(objectType);
+ }
+
+ public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+ {
+ var idString = serializer.Deserialize(reader);
+ SecureString id;
+
+ if (existingValue is object)
+ id = (SecureString)existingValue;
+ else
+ id = new SecureString();
+
+ id.EncryptedValue = idString;
+
+ return id;
+ }
+
+ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+ {
+ serializer.Serialize(writer, ((SecureString)value).EncryptedValue);
+ }
+ }
+}