X509FindType Enum
Definition
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Specifies the type of value the Find(X509FindType, Object, Boolean) method searches for.
public enum class X509FindTypepublic enum X509FindTypetype X509FindType = Public Enum X509FindType- Inheritance
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FindByThumbprint | 0 | The |
| FindBySubjectName | 1 | The |
| FindBySubjectDistinguishedName | 2 | The |
| FindByIssuerName | 3 | The |
| FindByIssuerDistinguishedName | 4 | The |
| FindBySerialNumber | 5 | The |
| FindByTimeValid | 6 | The |
| FindByTimeNotYetValid | 7 | The |
| FindByTimeExpired | 8 | The |
| FindByTemplateName | 9 | The |
| FindByApplicationPolicy | 10 | The |
| FindByCertificatePolicy | 11 | The |
| FindByExtension | 12 | The |
| FindByKeyUsage | 13 | The |
| FindBySubjectKeyIdentifier | 14 | The |
Examples
The following example opens the current user's personal certificate store, finds only valid certificates, allows the user to select a certificate, and then writes certificate information to the console. The output depends on the certificate you select.
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Security.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates;
int main()
{
try
{
X509Store ^ store = gcnew X509Store( "MY",StoreLocation::CurrentUser );
store->Open( static_cast<OpenFlags>(OpenFlags::ReadOnly | OpenFlags::OpenExistingOnly) );
X509Certificate2Collection ^ collection = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(store->Certificates);
X509Certificate2Collection ^ fcollection = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(collection->Find( X509FindType::FindByTimeValid, DateTime::Now, false ));
X509Certificate2Collection ^ scollection = X509Certificate2UI::SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select","Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate",X509SelectionFlag::MultiSelection);
Console::WriteLine( "Number of certificates: {0}{1}", scollection->Count, Environment::NewLine );
System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = scollection->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
X509Certificate2 ^ x509 = safe_cast<X509Certificate2 ^>(myEnum->Current);
array<Byte>^rawdata = x509->RawData;
Console::WriteLine( "Content Type: {0}{1}", X509Certificate2::GetCertContentType( rawdata ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Friendly Name: {0}{1}", x509->FriendlyName, Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Certificate Verified?: {0}{1}", x509->Verify(), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Simple Name: {0}{1}", x509->GetNameInfo( X509NameType::SimpleName, true ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Signature Algorithm: {0}{1}", x509->SignatureAlgorithm->FriendlyName, Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Private Key: {0}{1}", x509->PrivateKey->ToXmlString( false ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Public Key: {0}{1}", x509->PublicKey->Key->ToXmlString( false ), Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Certificate Archived?: {0}{1}", x509->Archived, Environment::NewLine );
Console::WriteLine( "Length of Raw Data: {0}{1}", x509->RawData->Length, Environment::NewLine );
x509->Reset();
}
store->Close();
}
catch ( CryptographicException^ )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Information could not be written out for this certificate." );
}
}
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
class CertSelect
{
static void Main()
{
X509Store store = new X509Store("MY",StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly | OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly);
X509Certificate2Collection collection = (X509Certificate2Collection)store.Certificates;
X509Certificate2Collection fcollection = (X509Certificate2Collection)collection.Find(X509FindType.FindByTimeValid,DateTime.Now,false);
X509Certificate2Collection scollection = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select","Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate",X509SelectionFlag.MultiSelection);
Console.WriteLine("Number of certificates: {0}{1}",scollection.Count,Environment.NewLine);
foreach (X509Certificate2 x509 in scollection)
{
try
{
byte[] rawdata = x509.RawData;
Console.WriteLine("Content Type: {0}{1}",X509Certificate2.GetCertContentType(rawdata),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Friendly Name: {0}{1}",x509.FriendlyName,Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Verified?: {0}{1}",x509.Verify(),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Simple Name: {0}{1}",x509.GetNameInfo(X509NameType.SimpleName,true),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Signature Algorithm: {0}{1}",x509.SignatureAlgorithm.FriendlyName,Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Public Key: {0}{1}",x509.PublicKey.Key.ToXmlString(false),Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Archived?: {0}{1}",x509.Archived,Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Length of Raw Data: {0}{1}",x509.RawData.Length,Environment.NewLine);
X509Certificate2UI.DisplayCertificate(x509);
x509.Reset();
}
catch (CryptographicException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Information could not be written out for this certificate.");
}
}
store.Close();
}
}
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Class CertSelect
Shared Sub Main()
Dim store As New X509Store("MY", StoreLocation.CurrentUser)
store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly Or OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly)
Dim collection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection)
Dim fcollection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(collection.Find(X509FindType.FindByTimeValid, DateTime.Now, False), X509Certificate2Collection)
Dim scollection As X509Certificate2Collection = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select", "Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate", X509SelectionFlag.MultiSelection)
Console.WriteLine("Number of certificates: {0}{1}", scollection.Count, Environment.NewLine)
For Each x509 As X509Certificate2 In scollection
Try
Dim rawdata As Byte() = x509.RawData
Console.WriteLine("Content Type: {0}{1}", X509Certificate2.GetCertContentType(rawdata), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Friendly Name: {0}{1}", x509.FriendlyName, Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Verified?: {0}{1}", x509.Verify(), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Simple Name: {0}{1}", x509.GetNameInfo(X509NameType.SimpleName, True), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Signature Algorithm: {0}{1}", x509.SignatureAlgorithm.FriendlyName, Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Public Key: {0}{1}", x509.PublicKey.Key.ToXmlString(False), Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Certificate Archived?: {0}{1}", x509.Archived, Environment.NewLine)
Console.WriteLine("Length of Raw Data: {0}{1}", x509.RawData.Length, Environment.NewLine)
X509Certificate2UI.DisplayCertificate(x509)
x509.Reset()
Catch cExcept As CryptographicException
Console.WriteLine("Information could not be written out for this certificate.")
End Try
Next x509
store.Close()
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
X509FindType identifies the type of value provided in the findValue parameter for the Find method. You can use X509FindType to search an X509Certificate2 collection by subject name, thumbprint, serial number, valid date range, or other value.
You can use a combination of FindByTime value types to find certificates that are valid in a given time range. The union of certificates returned using FindByTimeValid, FindByTimeNotYetValid, and FindByTimeExpired for a given time represents all certificates in the queried collection.
