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AsymmetricSignatureFormatter.SetKey Method

.NET Framework 4

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When overridden in a derived class, sets the asymmetric algorithm to use to create the signature.

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

Syntax

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public abstract void SetKey(
	AsymmetricAlgorithm key
)

Parameters

key: Type: System.Security.Cryptography.AsymmetricAlgorithm
The instance of the implementation of AsymmetricAlgorithm to use to create the signature.

Remarks

You must set a key before calling an implementation of CreateSignature.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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.

Reference

AsymmetricSignatureFormatter Class

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

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