X509Certificate.Import Method (array<Byte[], String, X509KeyStorageFlags)
Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.
Populates the X509Certificate object using data from a byte array, a password, and flags for determining how the private key is imported.
Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable Sub Import ( _
rawData As Byte(), _
password As String, _
keyStorageFlags As X509KeyStorageFlags _
)
[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public virtual void Import(
byte[] rawData,
string password,
X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
)
Parameters
- rawData
Type: array<System.Byte[]
A byte array containing data from an X.509 certificate.
- password
Type: System.String
The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.
- keyStorageFlags
Type: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags
One of the enumeration values that controls where and how the private key is imported.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentException | The rawData parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). -or- The length of the rawData parameter is 0. |
Remarks
This method can be used to populate an X509Certificate object using a password for the certificate represented by the byte array. The X509KeyStorageFlags value can be used to control where and how the private key is imported.
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.