OID object

[The OID object is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. Instead, use the Oid Class in the System.Security.Cryptography namespace.]

The OID object represents an object identifier (OID) that is used by several CAPICOM properties.

When to use

The OID object is used to perform the following tasks:

• Set or retrieve a CAPICOM name and display name for the OID.
• Set or retrieve the dotted number for the OID.

Members

The OID object has these types of members:

• Properties

Properties

The OID object has these properties.

Property	Access type	Description
FriendlyName	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the display name for the OID.
Name	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the CAPICOM-defined name for the OID. This is the default property.
Value	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the value of the OID dotted number of the OID.

 

Remarks

The OID object can be created, and it is safe for scripting. The ProgID for the OID object is CAPICOM.OID.1.

The following CAPICOM object properties return an OID object:

• PolicyInformation.OID
• Qualifier.OID
• Extension.OID
• Template.OID

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Redistributable	CAPICOM 2.0 or later on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
DLL	Capicom.dll