DSASignatureFormatter.SetHashAlgorithm(String) Method

Definition

Specifies the hash algorithm for the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) signature formatter.

C#
public override void SetHashAlgorithm(string strName);

Parameters

strName
String

The name of the hash algorithm to use for the signature formatter.

Exceptions

The strName parameter does not map to the SHA1 hash algorithm.

Examples

C#
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

class DSASample
{
        
    static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            //Create a new instance of DSA.
            DSA DSA = DSA.Create();

            //The hash to sign.
            byte[] Hash = {59,4,248,102,77,97,142,201,210,12,224,93,25,41,100,197,213,134,130,135};

            //Create an DSASignatureFormatter object and pass it the 
            //DSA instance to transfer the key information.
            DSASignatureFormatter DSAFormatter = new DSASignatureFormatter(DSA);

            //Set the hash algorithm to SHA1.
            DSAFormatter.SetHashAlgorithm("SHA1");

            //Create a signature for HashValue and return it.
            byte[] SignedHash = DSAFormatter.CreateSignature(Hash);
        }
        catch(CryptographicException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
        }
    }
}

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