X509Certificate2.Import Method (String, SecureString, X509KeyStorageFlags) (System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates)

Import Method (String, SecureString...

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.NET Framework Class Library

X509Certificate2..::.Import Method (String, SecureString, X509KeyStorageFlags)

Populates an X509Certificate2 object with information from a certificate file, a password, and a key storage flag.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted := True)> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Unrestricted := True)> _
Public Overrides Sub Import ( _
    fileName As String, _
    password As SecureString, _
    keyStorageFlags As X509KeyStorageFlags _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As X509Certificate2
Dim fileName As String
Dim password As SecureString
Dim keyStorageFlags As X509KeyStorageFlags

instance.Import(fileName, password, keyStorageFlags)

[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
public override void Import(
    string fileName,
    SecureString password,
    X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
)

Visual C++

[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
public:
virtual void Import(
    String^ fileName, 
    SecureString^ password, 
    X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
) override

JScript

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

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

Remarks

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.

.NET Framework Security

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.

Platforms

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

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

X509Certificate2 Class

X509Certificate2 Members

Import Overload

System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Namespace