IX509CertificateRequestCertificate::get_SignerCertificate method (certenroll.h)

The SignerCertificate property specifies or retrieves the ISignerCertificate object used to sign the certificate.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT get_SignerCertificate(
  ISignerCertificate **ppValue
);

Parameters

ppValue

Return value

None

Remarks

You can set this property if you are not creating a self-signed certificate. If you do not specify the property value before calling Encode, the private key associated with the IX509CertificateRequestCertificate object is used to sign the certificate, and the name of the issuer is set, by default, to the subject name.

You must initialize the request object before calling this property. For more information, see any of the following methods:

• Initialize
• InitializeDecode
• InitializeFromCertificate
• InitializeFromPrivateKey
• InitializeFromPublicKey
• InitializeFromTemplateName

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	certenroll.h
DLL	CertEnroll.dll

See also

ISignerCertificate

IX509CertificateRequestCertificate