X509Certificate.Import Method (String, SecureString, X509KeyStorageFlags)
Updated: September 2011
Populates an X509Certificate object with information from a certificate file, a password, and a key storage flag.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)] public virtual void Import( string fileName, SecureString password, X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags )
Parameters
- fileName
- Type: System.String
The name of a certificate file.
- password
- Type: System.Security.SecureString
The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.
- keyStorageFlags
- Type: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags
A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that control where and how to import the certificate.
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| ArgumentException |
The fileName parameter is null. |
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. |
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SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This class cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.
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InheritanceDemand
for full trust for inheritors. This member cannot be inherited by partially trusted code.
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FileIOPermission
for permission to read the file described by the fileName parameter. Security action: Demand(). Associated enumeration: EnvironmentPermissionAccess.Read
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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
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