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AsymmetricSignatureFormatter.CreateSignature Method (HashAlgorithm)

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates the signature from the specified hash value.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public virtual byte[] CreateSignature(
	HashAlgorithm hash
)

Parameters

hash: Type: System.Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm
The hash algorithm to use to create the signature.

Return Value

Type: System.Byte[]
The signature for the specified hash value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The hash parameter is null.

Remarks

This method sets the hash algorithm to be used, then returns the signature of the input hash algorithm value.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

AsymmetricSignatureFormatter Class

CreateSignature Overload

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

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