RSACryptoServiceProvider.CspKeyContainerInfo Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

RSACryptoServiceProvider.Unix.cs

Gets a CspKeyContainerInfo object that describes additional information about a cryptographic key pair.

public:
 property System::Security::Cryptography::CspKeyContainerInfo ^ CspKeyContainerInfo { System::Security::Cryptography::CspKeyContainerInfo ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
public System.Security.Cryptography.CspKeyContainerInfo CspKeyContainerInfo { get; }

[<System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")>]
member this.CspKeyContainerInfo : System.Security.Cryptography.CspKeyContainerInfo

Public ReadOnly Property CspKeyContainerInfo As CspKeyContainerInfo

Property Value

CspKeyContainerInfo

A CspKeyContainerInfo object that describes additional information about a cryptographic key pair.

Implements

CspKeyContainerInfo

Attributes

SupportedOSPlatformAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to call the CspKeyContainerInfo property.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;
using namespace System::Text;
int main()
{
   RSACryptoServiceProvider^ rsa = gcnew RSACryptoServiceProvider;
   try
   {
      
      // Note: In cases where a random key is generated,   
      // a key container is not created until you call  
      // a method that uses the key.  This example calls
      // the Encrypt method before calling the
      // CspKeyContainerInfo property so that a key
      // container is created.  
      // Create some data to encrypt and display it.
      String^ data = L"Here is some data to encrypt.";
      Console::WriteLine( L"Data to encrypt: {0}", data );
      
      // Convert the data to an array of bytes and 
      // encrypt it.
      array<Byte>^byteData = Encoding::ASCII->GetBytes( data );
      array<Byte>^encData = rsa->Encrypt( byteData, false );
      
      // Display the encrypted value.
      Console::WriteLine( L"Encrypted Data: {0}", Encoding::ASCII->GetString( encData ) );
      Console::WriteLine();
      Console::WriteLine( L"CspKeyContainerInfo information:" );
      Console::WriteLine();
      
      // Create a new CspKeyContainerInfo object.
      CspKeyContainerInfo^ keyInfo = rsa->CspKeyContainerInfo;
      
      // Display the value of each property.
      Console::WriteLine( L"Accessible property: {0}", keyInfo->Accessible );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Exportable property: {0}", keyInfo->Exportable );
      Console::WriteLine( L"HardwareDevice property: {0}", keyInfo->HardwareDevice );
      Console::WriteLine( L"KeyContainerName property: {0}", keyInfo->KeyContainerName );
      Console::WriteLine( L"KeyNumber property: {0}", keyInfo->KeyNumber );
      Console::WriteLine( L"MachineKeyStore property: {0}", keyInfo->MachineKeyStore );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Protected property: {0}", keyInfo->Protected );
      Console::WriteLine( L"ProviderName property: {0}", keyInfo->ProviderName );
      Console::WriteLine( L"ProviderType property: {0}", keyInfo->ProviderType );
      Console::WriteLine( L"RandomlyGenerated property: {0}", keyInfo->RandomlyGenerated );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Removable property: {0}", keyInfo->Removable );
      Console::WriteLine( L"UniqueKeyContainerName property: {0}", keyInfo->UniqueKeyContainerName );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( e );
   }
   finally
   {
      
      // Clear the key.
      rsa->Clear();
   }

}

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;

public class CspKeyContainerInfoExample
{

    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        RSACryptoServiceProvider rsa = new RSACryptoServiceProvider();

        try
        {
            // Note: In cases where a random key is generated,
            // a key container is not created until you call
            // a method that uses the key.  This example calls
            // the Encrypt method before calling the
            // CspKeyContainerInfo property so that a key
            // container is created.

            // Create some data to encrypt and display it.
            string data = "Here is some data to encrypt.";

            Console.WriteLine("Data to encrypt: " + data);

            // Convert the data to an array of bytes and
            // encrypt it.
            byte[] byteData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);

            byte[] encData = rsa.Encrypt(byteData, false);

            // Display the encrypted value.
            Console.WriteLine("Encrypted Data: " + Encoding.ASCII.GetString(encData));

            Console.WriteLine();

            Console.WriteLine("CspKeyContainerInfo information:");

            Console.WriteLine();

            // Create a new CspKeyContainerInfo object.
            CspKeyContainerInfo keyInfo = rsa.CspKeyContainerInfo;

            // Display the value of each property.

            Console.WriteLine("Accessible property: " + keyInfo.Accessible);

            Console.WriteLine("Exportable property: " + keyInfo.Exportable);

            Console.WriteLine("HardwareDevice property: " + keyInfo.HardwareDevice);

            Console.WriteLine("KeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.KeyContainerName);

            Console.WriteLine("KeyNumber property: " + keyInfo.KeyNumber.ToString());

            Console.WriteLine("MachineKeyStore property: " + keyInfo.MachineKeyStore);

            Console.WriteLine("Protected property: " + keyInfo.Protected);

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderName property: " + keyInfo.ProviderName);

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderType property: " + keyInfo.ProviderType);

            Console.WriteLine("RandomlyGenerated property: " + keyInfo.RandomlyGenerated);

            Console.WriteLine("Removable property: " + keyInfo.Removable);

            Console.WriteLine("UniqueKeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.UniqueKeyContainerName);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
        }
        finally
        {
            // Clear the key.
            rsa.Clear();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Text

Module CspKeyContainerInfoExample

    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim rsa As New RSACryptoServiceProvider()

        Try
            ' Note: In cases where a random key is generated,   
            ' a key container is not created until you call  
            ' a method that uses the key.  This example calls
            ' the Encrypt method before calling the
            ' CspKeyContainerInfo property so that a key
            ' container is created.  
            ' Create some data to encrypt and display it.
            Dim data As String = "Here is some data to encrypt."

            Console.WriteLine("Data to encrypt: " + data)

            ' Convert the data to an array of bytes and 
            ' encrypt it.
            Dim byteData As Byte() = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data)

            Dim encData As Byte() = rsa.Encrypt(byteData, False)

            ' Display the encrypted value.
            Console.WriteLine("Encrypted Data: " + Encoding.ASCII.GetString(encData))

            Console.WriteLine()

            Console.WriteLine("CspKeyContainerInfo information:")

            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Create a new CspKeyContainerInfo object.
            Dim keyInfo As CspKeyContainerInfo = rsa.CspKeyContainerInfo

            ' Display the value of each property.
            Console.WriteLine("Accessible property: " + keyInfo.Accessible.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("Exportable property: " + keyInfo.Exportable.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("HardwareDevice property: " + keyInfo.HardwareDevice.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("KeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.KeyContainerName)

            Console.WriteLine("KeyNumber property: " + keyInfo.KeyNumber.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("MachineKeyStore property: " + keyInfo.MachineKeyStore.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("Protected property: " + keyInfo.Protected.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderName property: " + keyInfo.ProviderName)

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderType property: " + keyInfo.ProviderType.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("RandomlyGenerated property: " + keyInfo.RandomlyGenerated.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("Removable property: " + keyInfo.Removable.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("UniqueKeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.UniqueKeyContainerName)


        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString())
        Finally
            ' Clear the key.
            rsa.Clear()
        End Try
        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

Use the CspKeyContainerInfo property to retrieve additional information about a cryptographic key pair. The returned CspKeyContainerInfo object describes whether the key is exportable, and specifies the key container name, information about the provider, and other information.

In cases where a random key is generated, a key container will not be created until you call a method that uses the key. Some properties of the CspKeyContainerInfo object returned by the CspKeyContainerInfo property will throw a CryptographicException if a key container has not been created. To make sure that a key container has been created, call a method such as Encrypt, Decrypt, SignData, SignHash, and so on, before you call the CspKeyContainerInfo property.

See also

• Cryptographic Services