X509Certificate2UI.DisplayCertificate Method
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Displays a dialog box that contains the properties of an X.509 certificate and its associated certificate chain.
| DisplayCertificate(X509Certificate2) |
Displays a dialog box that contains the properties of an X.509 certificate and its associated certificate chain. |
| DisplayCertificate(X509Certificate2, IntPtr) |
Displays a dialog box that contains the properties of an X.509 certificate and its associated certificate chain using a handle to a parent window. |
This method displays a dialog box with detailed information about the specified X.509 certificate. The dialog box includes buttons for installing or copying the certificate.
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
Displays a dialog box that contains the properties of an X.509 certificate and its associated certificate chain.
public:
static void DisplayCertificate(System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates::X509Certificate2 ^ certificate);C#
public static void DisplayCertificate(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 certificate);static member DisplayCertificate : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 -> unitPublic Shared Sub DisplayCertificate (certificate As X509Certificate2)Parameters
- certificate
- X509Certificate2
The X.509 certificate to display.
Exceptions
The certificate parameter is null.
The certificate parameter is invalid.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to display user interface dialogs to select and view X.509 certificates.
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Security.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates;
int main()
{
try
{
X509Store ^ store = gcnew X509Store( "MY",StoreLocation::CurrentUser );
store->Open( static_cast<OpenFlags>(OpenFlags::ReadOnly | OpenFlags::OpenExistingOnly) );
X509Certificate2Collection ^ collection = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(store->Certificates);
X509Certificate2Collection ^ fcollection = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(collection->Find( X509FindType::FindByTimeValid, DateTime::Now, false ));
X509Certificate2Collection ^ scollection = X509Certificate2UI::SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select","Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate",X509SelectionFlag::MultiSelection);
Console::WriteLine( "Number of certificates: {0}{1}", scollection->Count, Environment::NewLine );
System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = scollection->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
X509Certificate2 ^ x509 = safe_cast<X509Certificate2 ^>(myEnum->Current);
array<Byte>^rawdata = x509->RawData;
Console::WriteLine( "Content Type: {0}{1}", X509Certificate2::GetCertContentType( rawdata ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Friendly Name: {0}{1}", x509->FriendlyName, Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Certificate Verified?: {0}{1}", x509->Verify(), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Simple Name: {0}{1}", x509->GetNameInfo( X509NameType::SimpleName, true ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Signature Algorithm: {0}{1}", x509->SignatureAlgorithm->FriendlyName, Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Private Key: {0}{1}", x509->PrivateKey->ToXmlString( false ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Public Key: {0}{1}", x509->PublicKey->Key->ToXmlString( false ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Certificate Archived?: {0}{1}", x509->Archived, Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Length of Raw Data: {0}{1}", x509->RawData->Length, Environment::NewLine );
x509->Reset();
}
store->Close();
}
catch ( CryptographicException^ )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Information could not be written out for this certificate." );
}
}
C#
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
class CertSelect
{
static void Main()
{
X509Store store = new X509Store("MY",StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly | OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly);
X509Certificate2Collection collection = (X509Certificate2Collection)store.Certificates;
X509Certificate2Collection fcollection = (X509Certificate2Collection)collection.Find(X509FindType.FindByTimeValid,DateTime.Now,false);
X509Certificate2Collection scollection = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select","Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate",X509SelectionFlag.MultiSelection);
Console.WriteLine("Number of certificates: {0}{1}",scollection.Count,Environment.NewLine);
foreach (X509Certificate2 x509 in scollection)
{
try
{
byte[] rawdata = x509.RawData;
Console.WriteLine("Content Type: {0}{1}",X509Certificate2.GetCertContentType(rawdata),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Friendly Name: {0}{1}",x509.FriendlyName,Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Verified?: {0}{1}",x509.Verify(),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Simple Name: {0}{1}",x509.GetNameInfo(X509NameType.SimpleName,true),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Signature Algorithm: {0}{1}",x509.SignatureAlgorithm.FriendlyName,Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Public Key: {0}{1}",x509.PublicKey.Key.ToXmlString(false),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Archived?: {0}{1}",x509.Archived,Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Length of Raw Data: {0}{1}",x509.RawData.Length,Environment.NewLine);
X509Certificate2UI.DisplayCertificate(x509);
x509.Reset();
}
catch (CryptographicException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Information could not be written out for this certificate.");
}
}
store.Close();
}
}
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Class CertSelect
Shared Sub Main()
Dim store As New X509Store("MY", StoreLocation.CurrentUser)
store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly Or OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly)
Dim collection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection)
Dim fcollection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(collection.Find(X509FindType.FindByTimeValid, DateTime.Now, False), X509Certificate2Collection)
Dim scollection As X509Certificate2Collection = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select", "Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate", X509SelectionFlag.MultiSelection)
Console.WriteLine("Number of certificates: {0}{1}", scollection.Count, Environment.NewLine)
For Each x509 As X509Certificate2 In scollection
Try
Dim rawdata As Byte() = x509.RawData
Console.WriteLine("Content Type: {0}{1}", X509Certificate2.GetCertContentType(rawdata), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Friendly Name: {0}{1}", x509.FriendlyName, Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Verified?: {0}{1}", x509.Verify(), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Simple Name: {0}{1}", x509.GetNameInfo(X509NameType.SimpleName, True), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Signature Algorithm: {0}{1}", x509.SignatureAlgorithm.FriendlyName, Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Public Key: {0}{1}", x509.PublicKey.Key.ToXmlString(False), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Archived?: {0}{1}", x509.Archived, Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Length of Raw Data: {0}{1}", x509.RawData.Length, Environment.NewLine)
X509Certificate2UI.DisplayCertificate(x509)
x509.Reset()
Catch cExcept As CryptographicException
Console.WriteLine("Information could not be written out for this certificate.")
End Try
Next x509
store.Close()
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
The DisplayCertificate method displays a dialog box with detailed information about the specified X.509 certificate. The dialog box includes buttons for installing or copying the certificate.
Applies to
.NET 10 (package-provided) and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET | 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided) |
| .NET Framework | 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 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
- Source:
- X509Certificate2UI.cs
Displays a dialog box that contains the properties of an X.509 certificate and its associated certificate chain using a handle to a parent window.
public:
static void DisplayCertificate(System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates::X509Certificate2 ^ certificate, IntPtr hwndParent);C#
public static void DisplayCertificate(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 certificate, IntPtr hwndParent);C#
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public static void DisplayCertificate(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 certificate, IntPtr hwndParent);static member DisplayCertificate : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 * nativeint -> unit[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
static member DisplayCertificate : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 * nativeint -> unitPublic Shared Sub DisplayCertificate (certificate As X509Certificate2, hwndParent As IntPtr)Parameters
- certificate
- X509Certificate2
The X.509 certificate to display.
- hwndParent
-
IntPtr
nativeint
A handle to the parent window to use for the display dialog.
- Attributes
Exceptions
The certificate parameter is null.
The certificate parameter is invalid.
Remarks
The DisplayCertificate method displays a dialog box with detailed information about the specified X.509 certificate. This method can be used to nest dialog boxes that display certificate information. The dialog box includes buttons for installing or copying the certificate.
Applies to
.NET 10 (package-provided) and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET | 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided) |
| .NET Framework | 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 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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