IX509PrivateKey::Export method (certenroll.h)

The Export method copies the private key to a byte array. The byte array is represented by a Unicode-encoded string.

Syntax

HRESULT Export(
  [in]  BSTR         strExportType,
  [in]  EncodingType Encoding,
  [out] BSTR         *pstrEncodedKey
);

Parameters

[in] strExportType

A BSTR value that specifies how the private key is exported.

If the key was created by using a CNG KSP (Key Storage Provider), you can specify one of the values allowed by the pszBlobType parameter in the NCryptExportKey function.

If the key was created by using a CryptoAPI CSP (Cryptographic Service Provider), you can specify one of the following values from the Bcrypt.h header file included with Wincrypt.h.

Value	Meaning
BCRYPT_PUBLIC_KEY_BLOB	Exports only the public portion of the private key.
BCRYPT_PRIVATE_KEY_BLOB	Exports the entire private key.

[in] Encoding

An EncodingType enumeration value that specifies the type of Unicode encoding to be applied to the string contained in the pstrEncodedKey parameter. The default value is XCN_CRYPT_STRING_BASE64.

[out] pstrEncodedKey

Pointer to a BSTR variable that contains the private key.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the function returns S_OK.

If the function fails, it returns an HRESULT value that indicates the error. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table. For a list of common error codes, see Common HRESULT Values.

Return code	Description
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)	The key was created by a CryptoAPI CSP and you specified a value other than BCRYPT_PRIVATE_KEY_BLOB or BCRYPT_PUBLIC_KEY_BLOB for the strExportType parameter.

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

IX509PrivateKey