IKey.Format Property
Definition
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Returns the name of the format used to encode this key, or null
if it can not be encoded.
public string? Format { [Android.Runtime.Register("getFormat", "()Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetFormatHandler:Java.Security.IKeyInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")] get; }[<get: Android.Runtime.Register("getFormat", "()Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetFormatHandler:Java.Security.IKeyInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")>]
member this.Format : stringProperty Value
the primary encoding format of the key.
- Attributes
Remarks
Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key, or null if this key does not support encoding. The primary encoding format is named in terms of the appropriate ASN.1 data format, if an ASN.1 specification for this key exists. For example, the name of the ASN.1 data format for public keys is SubjectPublicKeyInfo, as defined by the X.509 standard; in this case, the returned format is "X.509". Similarly, the name of the ASN.1 data format for private keys is PrivateKeyInfo, as defined by the PKCS #8 standard; in this case, the returned format is "PKCS#8".
Java reference for java.security.Key.getFormat.
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