X509Certificate Constructor (Byte[], String)
Initializes a new instance of the X509Certificate class using a byte array and a password.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- rawData
- Type: 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.
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| CryptographicException |
An error with the certificate occurs. For example:
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| ArgumentException |
The rawData parameter is null. -or- The length of the rawData parameter is 0. |
ASN.1 DER is the only certificate format supported by this class.
Security Note
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Never hard code a password within your source code. Hard-coded passwords can be retrieved from an assembly using the Ildasm.exe (MSIL Disassembler), a hex editor, or by simply opening the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe. |
If you create an X509Certificate certificate by specifying a PKCS7 signed file store for rawData, the X509Certificate is created for the certificate that signed the store rather than for any of the certificates within the store.
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SecurityPermission
for the ability to call unmanaged code. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode
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KeyContainerPermission
for permission to create a key container. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: KeyContainerPermissionFlags.Create
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.
