X509Store.Certificates Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.dll

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: X509Store.cs

Source:: X509Store.cs

Source:: X509Store.cs

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Returns a collection of certificates located in an X.509 certificate store.

public:
 property System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates::X509Certificate2Collection ^ Certificates { System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates::X509Certificate2Collection ^ get(); };

public System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collection Certificates { get; }

member this.Certificates : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collection

Public ReadOnly Property Certificates As X509Certificate2Collection

Property Value

X509Certificate2Collection

A collection of certificates.

Examples

This section contains two examples. The first example demonstrates how you can open standard X.509 stores and list the number of certificates in each.

The second example demonstrates how you can add and remove single certificates and ranges of certificates.

Example 1

This example tries to open each standard store in each standard location on the current computer. It prints a summary that shows whether each store exists and, if so, the number of certificates it contains.

The example creates an X509Store object for each combination of standard name and standard location. It calls the Open method with the OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly flag, which opens the physical store only if it already exists. If the physical store exists, the example uses the Name, Location, and Certificates properties to display the number of certificates in the store.

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;

public class Example
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("\r\nExists Certs Name and Location");
        Console.WriteLine("------ ----- -------------------------");

        foreach (StoreLocation storeLocation in (StoreLocation[])
            Enum.GetValues(typeof(StoreLocation)))
        {
            foreach (StoreName storeName in (StoreName[])
                Enum.GetValues(typeof(StoreName)))
            {
                X509Store store = new X509Store(storeName, storeLocation);

                try
                {
                    store.Open(OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly);

                    Console.WriteLine("Yes    {0,4}  {1}, {2}",
                        store.Certificates.Count, store.Name, store.Location);
                }
                catch (CryptographicException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("No           {0}, {1}",
                        store.Name, store.Location);
                }
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}

/* This example produces output similar to the following:

Exists Certs Name and Location
------ ----- -------------------------
Yes       1  AddressBook, CurrentUser
Yes      25  AuthRoot, CurrentUser
Yes     136  CA, CurrentUser
Yes      55  Disallowed, CurrentUser
Yes      20  My, CurrentUser
Yes      36  Root, CurrentUser
Yes       0  TrustedPeople, CurrentUser
Yes       1  TrustedPublisher, CurrentUser

No           AddressBook, LocalMachine
Yes      25  AuthRoot, LocalMachine
Yes     131  CA, LocalMachine
Yes      55  Disallowed, LocalMachine
Yes       3  My, LocalMachine
Yes      36  Root, LocalMachine
Yes       0  TrustedPeople, LocalMachine
Yes       1  TrustedPublisher, LocalMachine

 */

Option Strict On

Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

Module Example

    Sub Main()

        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Exists Certs Name and Location")
        Console.WriteLine("------ ----- -------------------------")

        For Each storeLocation As StoreLocation In _
                CType([Enum].GetValues(GetType(StoreLocation)), StoreLocation())

            For Each storeName As StoreName In _
                    CType([Enum].GetValues(GetType(StoreName)), StoreName())

                Dim store As New X509Store(StoreName, StoreLocation)

                Try
                    store.Open(OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly)
                    Console.WriteLine("Yes    {0,4}  {1}, {2}", _
                        store.Certificates.Count, store.Name, store.Location)
                Catch e As CryptographicException
                    Console.WriteLine("No           {0}, {1}", _
                        store.Name, store.Location)
                End Try
            Next

            Console.WriteLine()
        Next
    End Sub
End Module

' This example produces output similar to the following:

'Exists Certs Name and Location
'------ ----- -------------------------
'Yes       1  AddressBook, CurrentUser
'Yes      25  AuthRoot, CurrentUser
'Yes     136  CA, CurrentUser
'Yes      55  Disallowed, CurrentUser
'Yes      20  My, CurrentUser
'Yes      36  Root, CurrentUser
'Yes       0  TrustedPeople, CurrentUser
'Yes       1  TrustedPublisher, CurrentUser

'No           AddressBook, LocalMachine
'Yes      25  AuthRoot, LocalMachine
'Yes     131  CA, LocalMachine
'Yes      55  Disallowed, LocalMachine
'Yes       3  My, LocalMachine
'Yes      36  Root, LocalMachine
'Yes       0  TrustedPeople, LocalMachine
'Yes       1  TrustedPublisher, LocalMachine

Example 2

This example opens an X.509 certificate store, adds and deletes certificates, and then closes the store. It assumes that you have three certificates to add to and remove from a local store.

#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Security.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{
   
   //Create new X509 store called teststore from the local certificate store.
   X509Store ^ store = gcnew X509Store( "teststore",StoreLocation::CurrentUser );
   store->Open( OpenFlags::ReadWrite );
   X509Certificate2 ^ certificate = gcnew X509Certificate2;
   
   //Create certificates from certificate files.
   //You must put in a valid path to three certificates in the following constructors.
   X509Certificate2 ^ certificate1 = gcnew X509Certificate2( "c:\\mycerts\\*****.cer" );
   X509Certificate2 ^ certificate2 = gcnew X509Certificate2( "c:\\mycerts\\*****.cer" );
   X509Certificate2 ^ certificate5 = gcnew X509Certificate2( "c:\\mycerts\\*****.cer" );
   
   //Create a collection and add two of the certificates.
   X509Certificate2Collection ^ collection = gcnew X509Certificate2Collection;
   collection->Add( certificate2 );
   collection->Add( certificate5 );
   
   //Add certificates to the store.
   store->Add( certificate1 );
   store->AddRange( collection );
   X509Certificate2Collection ^ storecollection = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(store->Certificates);
   Console::WriteLine( "Store name: {0}", store->Name );
   Console::WriteLine( "Store location: {0}", store->Location );
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = storecollection->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      X509Certificate2 ^ x509 = safe_cast<X509Certificate2 ^>(myEnum->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "certificate name: {0}", x509->Subject );
   }

   
   //Remove a certificate.
   store->Remove( certificate1 );
   X509Certificate2Collection ^ storecollection2 = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(store->Certificates);
   Console::WriteLine( "{1}Store name: {0}", store->Name, Environment::NewLine );
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum1 = storecollection2->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum1->MoveNext() )
   {
      X509Certificate2 ^ x509 = safe_cast<X509Certificate2 ^>(myEnum1->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "certificate name: {0}", x509->Subject );
   }

   
   //Remove a range of certificates.
   store->RemoveRange( collection );
   X509Certificate2Collection ^ storecollection3 = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(store->Certificates);
   Console::WriteLine( "{1}Store name: {0}", store->Name, Environment::NewLine );
   if ( storecollection3->Count == 0 )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Store contains no certificates." );
   }
   else
   {
      System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum2 = storecollection3->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum2->MoveNext() )
      {
         X509Certificate2 ^ x509 = safe_cast<X509Certificate2 ^>(myEnum2->Current);
         Console::WriteLine( "certificate name: {0}", x509->Subject );
      }
   }

   
   //Close the store.
   store->Close();
}

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using System.IO;

public class X509store2
{
    public static void Main (string[] args)
    {
        //Create new X509 store called teststore from the local certificate store.
        X509Store store = new X509Store ("teststore", StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
        store.Open (OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
        X509Certificate2 certificate = new X509Certificate2 ();

        //Create certificates from certificate files.
        //You must put in a valid path to three certificates in the following constructors.
        X509Certificate2 certificate1 = new X509Certificate2 ("c:\\mycerts\\*****.cer");
        X509Certificate2 certificate2 = new X509Certificate2 ("c:\\mycerts\\*****.cer");
        X509Certificate2 certificate5 = new X509Certificate2 ("c:\\mycerts\\*****.cer");

        //Create a collection and add two of the certificates.
        X509Certificate2Collection collection = new X509Certificate2Collection ();
        collection.Add (certificate2);
        collection.Add (certificate5);

        //Add certificates to the store.
        store.Add (certificate1);
        store.AddRange (collection);

        X509Certificate2Collection storecollection = (X509Certificate2Collection)store.Certificates;
        Console.WriteLine ("Store name: {0}", store.Name);
        Console.WriteLine ("Store location: {0}", store.Location);
        foreach (X509Certificate2 x509 in storecollection)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}",x509.Subject);
        }

        //Remove a certificate.
        store.Remove (certificate1);
        X509Certificate2Collection storecollection2 = (X509Certificate2Collection)store.Certificates;
        Console.WriteLine ("{1}Store name: {0}", store.Name, Environment.NewLine);
        foreach (X509Certificate2 x509 in storecollection2)
        {
            Console.WriteLine ("certificate name: {0}", x509.Subject);
        }

        //Remove a range of certificates.
        store.RemoveRange (collection);
        X509Certificate2Collection storecollection3 = (X509Certificate2Collection)store.Certificates;
        Console.WriteLine ("{1}Store name: {0}", store.Name, Environment.NewLine);
        if (storecollection3.Count == 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine ("Store contains no certificates.");
        }
        else
        {
            foreach (X509Certificate2 x509 in storecollection3)
            {
                Console.WriteLine ("certificate name: {0}", x509.Subject);
            }
        }

        //Close the store.
        store.Close ();
    }	
}

Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Imports System.IO



Class X509store2

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        'Create new X509 store called teststore from the local certificate store.
        Dim store As New X509Store("teststore", StoreLocation.CurrentUser)
        store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite)
        Dim certificate As New X509Certificate2()

        'Create certificates from certificate files.
        'You must put in a valid path to three certificates in the following constructors.
        Dim certificate1 As New X509Certificate2("c:\mycerts\*****.cer")
        Dim certificate2 As New X509Certificate2("c:\mycerts\*****.cer")
        Dim certificate5 As New X509Certificate2("c:\mycerts\*****.cer")

        'Create a collection and add two of the certificates.
        Dim collection As New X509Certificate2Collection()
        collection.Add(certificate2)
        collection.Add(certificate5)

        'Add certificates to the store.
        store.Add(certificate1)
        store.AddRange(collection)

        Dim storecollection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection)
        Console.WriteLine("Store name: {0}", store.Name)
        Console.WriteLine("Store location: {0}", store.Location)
        Dim x509 As X509Certificate2
        For Each x509 In storecollection
            Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}", x509.Subject)
        Next x509

        'Remove a certificate.
        store.Remove(certificate1)
        Dim storecollection2 As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection)
        Console.WriteLine("{1}Store name: {0}", store.Name, Environment.NewLine)
        Dim x509a As X509Certificate2
        For Each x509a In storecollection2
            Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}", x509a.Subject)
        Next x509a

        'Remove a range of certificates.
        store.RemoveRange(collection)
        Dim storecollection3 As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection)
        Console.WriteLine("{1}Store name: {0}", store.Name, Environment.NewLine)
        If storecollection3.Count = 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Store contains no certificates.")
        Else
            Dim x509b As X509Certificate2
            For Each x509b In storecollection3
                Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}", x509b.Subject)
            Next x509b
        End If

        'Close the store.
        store.Close()

    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

This method returns a snapshot of the X.509 certificate store. Note that subsequent Add or Remove operations performed on the store will not have any effect on the collection that is returned. This snapshot is recalculated each time the property is called, so the use of this property inside an iterative function is not recommended.

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