ECAlgorithm.TryExportPkcs8PrivateKey(Span<Byte>, Int32) Method

Definition

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Attempts to export the current key in the PKCS#8 PrivateKeyInfo format into a provided buffer.

C#
public override bool TryExportPkcs8PrivateKey(Span<byte> destination, out int bytesWritten);

Parameters

destination
Span<Byte>

The byte span to receive the PKCS#8 PrivateKeyInfo data.

bytesWritten
Int32

When this method returns, contains a value that indicates the number of bytes written to destination. This parameter is treated as uninitialized.

Returns

true if destination is big enough to receive the output; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

The key could not be exported.

A derived class has not provided an implementation for ExportParameters(Boolean).

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 7, 8, 9, 10