X509Certificate.Export Method (X509ContentType, SecureString)
Exports the current X509Certificate object to a byte array using the specified format and a password.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration Public Overridable Function Export ( _ contentType As X509ContentType, _ password As SecureString _ ) As Byte() 'Usage Dim instance As X509Certificate Dim contentType As X509ContentType Dim password As SecureString Dim returnValue As Byte() returnValue = instance.Export(contentType, _ password)
Parameters
- contentType
- Type: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType
One of the X509ContentType values that describes how to format the output data.
- password
- Type: System.Security.SecureString
The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| CryptographicException | A value other than Cert, SerializedCert, or Pkcs12 was passed to the contentType parameter. -or- The certificate could not be exported. |
The contentType parameter accepts only the following values of the X509ContentType enumeration: Cert, SerializedCert, and Pkcs12. Passing any other value causes a CryptographicException to be thrown.
.gif?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=vb "Security note") 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 MSIL Disassembler (Ildasm.exe), a hex editor, or by simply opening the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe. |
- KeyContainerPermission
for permission to open a key container and export a certificate when you pass the SerializedCert value to the contentType parameter. Associated enumerations: Open and Export Security action: Demand
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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