RSA.ExportRSAPrivateKeyPem Method

Definition

Exports the current key in the PKCS#1 RSAPrivateKey format, PEM encoded.

C#
public string ExportRSAPrivateKeyPem();

Returns

A string containing the PEM-encoded PKCS#1 RSAPrivateKey.

Exceptions

The key could not be exported.

Remarks

A PEM-encoded PKCS#1 RSAPrivateKey will begin with -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- and end with -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----, with the base64 encoded DER contents of the key between the PEM boundaries.

          The PEM is encoded according to the IETF RFC 7468 "strict"
          encoding rules.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 7, 8, 9, 10