AsymmetricKeyExchangeDeformatter.SetKey(AsymmetricAlgorithm) Method

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, sets the private key to use for decrypting the secret information.

C#
public abstract void SetKey(System.Security.Cryptography.AsymmetricAlgorithm key);

Parameters

key
AsymmetricAlgorithm

The instance of the implementation of AsymmetricAlgorithm that holds the private key.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to override the SetKey to set the public key for encryption operations. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the AsymmetricKeyExchangeDeformatter class.

C#
public override void SetKey(AsymmetricAlgorithm key)
{
    if (key != null)
    {
        _rsaKey = (RSA)key;
    }
    else
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(key));
    }
}

Remarks

You must set a key before calling a DecryptKeyExchange implementation.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also