CryptographicException Class
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The exception that is thrown when an error occurs during a cryptographic operation.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicUnexpectedOperationException
Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class CryptographicException _
Inherits SystemException
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class CryptographicException : SystemException
The CryptographicException type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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CryptographicException() | Initializes a new instance of the CryptographicException class with default properties. |
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CryptographicException(Int32) | Initializes a new instance of the CryptographicException class with the specified HRESULT error code. |
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CryptographicException(String) | Initializes a new instance of the CryptographicException class with a specified error message. |
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CryptographicException(String, Exception) | Initializes a new instance of the CryptographicException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
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CryptographicException(String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the CryptographicException class with a specified error message in the specified format. |
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Properties
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Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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HResult | Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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InnerException | Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Message | Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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StackTrace | Gets a string representation of the frames on the call stack at the time the current exception was thrown. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Methods
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetBaseException | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Remarks
CryptographicException uses the HRESULT CORSEC_E_CRYPTO, unless an alternate error code is specified.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of CryptographicException, see the constructor.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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