ECAlgorithm.ExportECPrivateKeyPem Method

Definition

Exports the current key in the ECPrivateKey format, PEM encoded.

C#
public string ExportECPrivateKeyPem();

Returns

A string containing the PEM-encoded ECPrivateKey.

Exceptions

The key could not be exported.

Remarks

A PEM-encoded ECPrivateKey will begin with -----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY----- and end with -----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----, with the base64 encoded DER contents of the key between the PEM boundaries.

          The PEM is encoded according to the IETF RFC 7468 "strict"
          encoding rules.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 7, 8, 9