RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider.ExportKey(String, Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Exports an RSA key from the key container.

public:
 void ExportKey(System::String ^ xmlFileName, bool includePrivateParameters);

public void ExportKey (string xmlFileName, bool includePrivateParameters);

member this.ExportKey : string * bool -> unit

Public Sub ExportKey (xmlFileName As String, includePrivateParameters As Boolean)

Parameters

xmlFileName

String

The file name and path to export the key to.

includePrivateParameters

Boolean

true to indicate that private parameters are exported; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.

ArgumentNullException

path is null.

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length.

DirectoryNotFoundException

The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

IOException

An error occurred while opening the file.

UnauthorizedAccessException

path specified a file that is read-only.

-or-

This operation is not supported on the current platform.

-or-

path specified a directory.

-or-

The caller does not have the required permission.

FileNotFoundException

The file specified in path was not found.

NotSupportedException

path is in an invalid format.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

See also

• Walkthrough: Creating and Exporting an RSA Key Container