Suggest using streamreader instead of iterating over the stream

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Open docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/6.0/partial-byte-reads-in-streams.md and locate the recommended section. Update it to suggest using StreamReader with CryptoStream as shown in the issue instead of manually iterating over the stream. Confirm the example and surrounding guidance accurately describe the recommended approach.

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dotnet-fundamentals/svc help wanted

In the recommended section, you should suggest the use of StreamReader instead of manually iterating over the Stream :
using (var plainTextReader = new StreamReader(cryptoStream))
{
return plainTextReader.ReadToEnd();
}

reference : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69911084/problem-updating-to-net-6-encrypting-string

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