X509Certificate.Export Method

Definition

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array.

Overloads

Export(X509ContentType)

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array in a format described by one of the X509ContentType values.

Export(X509ContentType, SecureString)

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array using the specified format and a password.

Export(X509ContentType, String)

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array in a format described by one of the X509ContentType values, and using the specified password.

Export(X509ContentType)

Source:
X509Certificate.cs
Source:
X509Certificate.cs
Source:
X509Certificate.cs

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array in a format described by one of the X509ContentType values.

C#
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType);
C#
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType);

Parameters

contentType
X509ContentType

One of the X509ContentType values that describes how to format the output data.

Returns

Byte[]

An array of bytes that represents the current X509Certificate object.

Attributes

Exceptions

A value other than Cert, SerializedCert, or Pkcs12 was passed to the contentType parameter.

-or-

The certificate could not be exported.

Examples

The following example loads an X.509 certificate file into an X509Certificate object, exports the certificate as a byte array, and then imports the byte array into another X509Certificate object.

C#
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;

public class X509
{

    public static void Main()
    {

        // The path to the certificate.
        string Certificate = "test.pfx";

        // Load the certificate into an X509Certificate object.
        X509Certificate cert = new X509Certificate(Certificate);

        byte[] certData = cert.Export(X509ContentType.Cert);

        X509Certificate newCert = new X509Certificate(certData);

        // Get the value.
        string resultsTrue = newCert.ToString(true);

        // Display the value to the console.
        Console.WriteLine(resultsTrue);

        // Get the value.
        string resultsFalse = newCert.ToString(false);

        // Display the value to the console.
        Console.WriteLine(resultsFalse);
    }
}

Remarks

The contentType parameter accepts only the following values of the X509ContentType enumeration: Cert, SerializedCert, and Pkcs12. Passing any other value causes a CryptographicException to be thrown.

Applies to

.NET 10 e altre versioni
Prodotto Versioni
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1

Export(X509ContentType, SecureString)

Source:
X509Certificate.cs
Source:
X509Certificate.cs
Source:
X509Certificate.cs

Important

This API is not CLS-compliant.

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array using the specified format and a password.

C#
[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType, System.Security.SecureString? password);
C#
[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType, System.Security.SecureString password);
C#
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType, System.Security.SecureString password);

Parameters

contentType
X509ContentType

One of the X509ContentType values that describes how to format the output data.

password
SecureString

The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.

Returns

Byte[]

A byte array that represents the current X509Certificate object.

Attributes

Exceptions

A value other than Cert, SerializedCert, or Pkcs12 was passed to the contentType parameter.

-or-

The certificate could not be exported.

Remarks

The contentType parameter accepts only the following values of the X509ContentType enumeration: Cert, SerializedCert, and Pkcs12. Passing any other value causes a CryptographicException to be thrown.

Importante

Never hard code a password within your source code. Hard-coded passwords can be retrieved from an assembly using the Ildasm.exe (IL Disassembler), a hex editor, or by simply opening the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe.

Applies to

.NET 10 e altre versioni
Prodotto Versioni
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

Export(X509ContentType, String)

Source:
X509Certificate.cs
Source:
X509Certificate.cs
Source:
X509Certificate.cs

Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array in a format described by one of the X509ContentType values, and using the specified password.

C#
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType, string? password);
C#
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType, string password);
C#
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public virtual byte[] Export(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType contentType, string password);

Parameters

contentType
X509ContentType

One of the X509ContentType values that describes how to format the output data.

password
String

The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.

Returns

Byte[]

An array of bytes that represents the current X509Certificate object.

Attributes

Exceptions

A value other than Cert, SerializedCert, or Pkcs12 was passed to the contentType parameter.

-or-

The certificate could not be exported.

Remarks

The contentType parameter accepts only the following values of the X509ContentType enumeration: Cert, SerializedCert, and Pkcs12. Passing any other value causes a CryptographicException to be thrown.

Importante

Never hard code a password within your source code. Hard-coded passwords can be retrieved from an assembly using the Ildasm.exe (IL Disassembler), a hex editor, or by simply opening the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe.

Applies to

.NET 10 e altre versioni
Prodotto Versioni
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1