diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84928cdc41..69682a318c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ bin
 *.lock
 *.user
 *.filters
+*.bin
diff --git a/crates/samples/data_protection/Cargo.toml b/crates/samples/data_protection/Cargo.toml
index 70feccec8f..40acfa6ca0 100644
--- a/crates/samples/data_protection/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/samples/data_protection/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ features = [
     "Foundation",
     "Storage_Streams",
     "Security_Cryptography_DataProtection",
+    "Win32_System_WinRT",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/samples/data_protection/src/main.rs b/crates/samples/data_protection/src/main.rs
index dcf712cb37..17f3a85ddb 100644
--- a/crates/samples/data_protection/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/samples/data_protection/src/main.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
-use windows::{core::*, Security::Cryptography::DataProtection::*, Security::Cryptography::*};
+use windows::{core::*, Security::Cryptography::DataProtection::*, Security::Cryptography::*, Storage::Streams::*, Win32::System::WinRT::*};
 
-fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let provider = DataProtectionProvider::CreateOverloadExplicit("LOCAL=user")?;
+    let unprotected = CryptographicBuffer::ConvertStringToBinary("Hello world", BinaryStringEncoding::Utf8)?;
 
-    let buffer = CryptographicBuffer::ConvertStringToBinary("Hello world", BinaryStringEncoding::Utf8)?;
-
-    let protected = provider.ProtectAsync(buffer)?.get()?;
+    let protected = provider.ProtectAsync(unprotected)?.get()?;
+    let protected_bytes = unsafe { as_mut_bytes(&protected)? };
+    std::fs::write("secret.bin", protected_bytes)?;
 
+    let protected_bytes = std::fs::read("secret.bin")?;
+    let protected = CryptographicBuffer::CreateFromByteArray(&protected_bytes)?;
     let unprotected = provider.UnprotectAsync(protected)?.get()?;
 
     let message = CryptographicBuffer::ConvertBinaryToString(BinaryStringEncoding::Utf8, unprotected)?;
-
     println!("{}", message);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+unsafe fn as_mut_bytes(buffer: &IBuffer) -> Result<&mut [u8]> {
+    let interop = buffer.cast::<IBufferByteAccess>()?;
+    let data = interop.Buffer()?;
+    Ok(std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(data, buffer.Length()? as _))
+}