AsymmetricSignatureFormatter.CreateSignature Method (HashAlgorithm) (System.Security.Cryptography)

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AsymmetricSignatureFormatter.CreateSignature Method (HashAlgorithm)

Creates the signature from the specified hash value.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Overridable Function CreateSignature ( _
	hash As HashAlgorithm _
) As Byte()

public virtual byte[] CreateSignature(
	HashAlgorithm hash
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual array<unsigned char>^ CreateSignature(
	HashAlgorithm^ hash
)

abstract CreateSignature : 
        hash:HashAlgorithm -> byte[] 
override CreateSignature : 
        hash:HashAlgorithm -> byte[]

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, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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