CspKeyContainerInfo.KeyNumber Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

CspKeyContainerInfo.NotSupported.cs

Gets a value that describes whether an asymmetric key was created as a signature key or an exchange key.

public:
 property System::Security::Cryptography::KeyNumber KeyNumber { System::Security::Cryptography::KeyNumber get(); };

public System.Security.Cryptography.KeyNumber KeyNumber { get; }

member this.KeyNumber : System.Security.Cryptography.KeyNumber

Public ReadOnly Property KeyNumber As KeyNumber

Property Value

KeyNumber

One of the KeyNumber values that describes whether an asymmetric key was created as a signature key or an exchange key.

Examples

The following code example creates a key container and retrieves information about that container.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;
using namespace System::Text;
int main()
{
   RSACryptoServiceProvider^ rsa = gcnew RSACryptoServiceProvider;
   try
   {
      
      // Note: In cases where a random key is generated,   
      // a key container is not created until you call  
      // a method that uses the key.  This example calls
      // the Encrypt method before calling the
      // CspKeyContainerInfo property so that a key
      // container is created.  
      // Create some data to encrypt and display it.
      String^ data = L"Here is some data to encrypt.";
      Console::WriteLine( L"Data to encrypt: {0}", data );
      
      // Convert the data to an array of bytes and 
      // encrypt it.
      array<Byte>^byteData = Encoding::ASCII->GetBytes( data );
      array<Byte>^encData = rsa->Encrypt( byteData, false );
      
      // Display the encrypted value.
      Console::WriteLine( L"Encrypted Data: {0}", Encoding::ASCII->GetString( encData ) );
      Console::WriteLine();
      Console::WriteLine( L"CspKeyContainerInfo information:" );
      Console::WriteLine();
      
      // Create a new CspKeyContainerInfo object.
      CspKeyContainerInfo^ keyInfo = rsa->CspKeyContainerInfo;
      
      // Display the value of each property.
      Console::WriteLine( L"Accessible property: {0}", keyInfo->Accessible );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Exportable property: {0}", keyInfo->Exportable );
      Console::WriteLine( L"HardwareDevice property: {0}", keyInfo->HardwareDevice );
      Console::WriteLine( L"KeyContainerName property: {0}", keyInfo->KeyContainerName );
      Console::WriteLine( L"KeyNumber property: {0}", keyInfo->KeyNumber );
      Console::WriteLine( L"MachineKeyStore property: {0}", keyInfo->MachineKeyStore );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Protected property: {0}", keyInfo->Protected );
      Console::WriteLine( L"ProviderName property: {0}", keyInfo->ProviderName );
      Console::WriteLine( L"ProviderType property: {0}", keyInfo->ProviderType );
      Console::WriteLine( L"RandomlyGenerated property: {0}", keyInfo->RandomlyGenerated );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Removable property: {0}", keyInfo->Removable );
      Console::WriteLine( L"UniqueKeyContainerName property: {0}", keyInfo->UniqueKeyContainerName );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( e );
   }
   finally
   {
      
      // Clear the key.
      rsa->Clear();
   }

}

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;

public class CspKeyContainerInfoExample
{

    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        RSACryptoServiceProvider rsa = new RSACryptoServiceProvider();

        try
        {
            // Note: In cases where a random key is generated,
            // a key container is not created until you call
            // a method that uses the key.  This example calls
            // the Encrypt method before calling the
            // CspKeyContainerInfo property so that a key
            // container is created.

            // Create some data to encrypt and display it.
            string data = "Here is some data to encrypt.";

            Console.WriteLine("Data to encrypt: " + data);

            // Convert the data to an array of bytes and
            // encrypt it.
            byte[] byteData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);

            byte[] encData = rsa.Encrypt(byteData, false);

            // Display the encrypted value.
            Console.WriteLine("Encrypted Data: " + Encoding.ASCII.GetString(encData));

            Console.WriteLine();

            Console.WriteLine("CspKeyContainerInfo information:");

            Console.WriteLine();

            // Create a new CspKeyContainerInfo object.
            CspKeyContainerInfo keyInfo = rsa.CspKeyContainerInfo;

            // Display the value of each property.

            Console.WriteLine("Accessible property: " + keyInfo.Accessible);

            Console.WriteLine("Exportable property: " + keyInfo.Exportable);

            Console.WriteLine("HardwareDevice property: " + keyInfo.HardwareDevice);

            Console.WriteLine("KeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.KeyContainerName);

            Console.WriteLine("KeyNumber property: " + keyInfo.KeyNumber.ToString());

            Console.WriteLine("MachineKeyStore property: " + keyInfo.MachineKeyStore);

            Console.WriteLine("Protected property: " + keyInfo.Protected);

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderName property: " + keyInfo.ProviderName);

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderType property: " + keyInfo.ProviderType);

            Console.WriteLine("RandomlyGenerated property: " + keyInfo.RandomlyGenerated);

            Console.WriteLine("Removable property: " + keyInfo.Removable);

            Console.WriteLine("UniqueKeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.UniqueKeyContainerName);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
        }
        finally
        {
            // Clear the key.
            rsa.Clear();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Text

Module CspKeyContainerInfoExample

    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim rsa As New RSACryptoServiceProvider()

        Try
            ' Note: In cases where a random key is generated,   
            ' a key container is not created until you call  
            ' a method that uses the key.  This example calls
            ' the Encrypt method before calling the
            ' CspKeyContainerInfo property so that a key
            ' container is created.  
            ' Create some data to encrypt and display it.
            Dim data As String = "Here is some data to encrypt."

            Console.WriteLine("Data to encrypt: " + data)

            ' Convert the data to an array of bytes and 
            ' encrypt it.
            Dim byteData As Byte() = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data)

            Dim encData As Byte() = rsa.Encrypt(byteData, False)

            ' Display the encrypted value.
            Console.WriteLine("Encrypted Data: " + Encoding.ASCII.GetString(encData))

            Console.WriteLine()

            Console.WriteLine("CspKeyContainerInfo information:")

            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Create a new CspKeyContainerInfo object.
            Dim keyInfo As CspKeyContainerInfo = rsa.CspKeyContainerInfo

            ' Display the value of each property.
            Console.WriteLine("Accessible property: " + keyInfo.Accessible.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("Exportable property: " + keyInfo.Exportable.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("HardwareDevice property: " + keyInfo.HardwareDevice.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("KeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.KeyContainerName)

            Console.WriteLine("KeyNumber property: " + keyInfo.KeyNumber.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("MachineKeyStore property: " + keyInfo.MachineKeyStore.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("Protected property: " + keyInfo.Protected.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderName property: " + keyInfo.ProviderName)

            Console.WriteLine("ProviderType property: " + keyInfo.ProviderType.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("RandomlyGenerated property: " + keyInfo.RandomlyGenerated.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("Removable property: " + keyInfo.Removable.ToString())

            Console.WriteLine("UniqueKeyContainerName property: " + keyInfo.UniqueKeyContainerName)


        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString())
        Finally
            ' Clear the key.
            rsa.Clear()
        End Try
        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

The value of the KeyNumber property is derived from the KeyNumber field of the CspParameters object that was used to initialize the CspKeyContainerInfo object.

An exchange key is an asymmetric key pair used to encrypt session keys so that they can be safely stored and exchanged with other users. The Exchange value specifies an exchange key. This value corresponds to the AT_KEYEXCHANGE value used in the unmanaged Microsoft Cryptographic API (CAPI).

A signature key is an asymmetric key pair used for authenticating (digitally signed) messages or files. The Signature value specifies a signature key. This value corresponds to the AT_SIGNATURE value used in CAPI.