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CngKeyCreationOptions Enum

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:
System.Security.Cryptography.Cng.dll
Assembly:
System.Security.Cryptography.dll
Assembly:
System.Core.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Security.Cryptography.Cng.dll
Package:
System.Security.Cryptography.Cng v5.0.0

Specifies options used for key creation.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

public enum class CngKeyCreationOptions
[System.Flags]
public enum CngKeyCreationOptions
[<System.Flags>]
type CngKeyCreationOptions = 
Public Enum CngKeyCreationOptions
Inheritance
Object
ValueType
Enum
CngKeyCreationOptions
Attributes
FlagsAttribute

Fields

Name Value Description
None 0

No key creation options are used.
MachineKey 32

A machine-wide key is created.
OverwriteExistingKey 128

The existing key is overwritten during key creation.
PreferVbs 65536

Indicates a key should be protected with Virtualization-based security (VBS).
RequireVbs 131072

Indicates a key must be protected with Virtualization-based security (VBS).
UsePerBootKey 262144

Instructs Virtualization-based security (VBS) to protect the client key with a per-boot key when combined with RequireVbs or PreferVbs.

Remarks

This type is used by the KeyCreationOptions property.

Applies to