X509Certificate2.Import Method (String, SecureString, X509KeyStorageFlags)

public override void Import (
	string fileName,
	SecureString password,
	X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
)

public void Import (
	String fileName, 
	SecureString password, 
	X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
)

public override function Import (
	fileName : String, 
	password : SecureString, 
	keyStorageFlags : X509KeyStorageFlags
)

Not applicable.

Parameters

fileName

The name of a certificate file.

password

The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.

keyStorageFlags

One of the X509KeyStorageFlags values that controls where and how to import the private key.

Security Note   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 up the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe.

• SecurityAction.LinkDemand  for full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code.
• SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand  for full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework