CngKeyBlobFormat Class
Specifies a key BLOB format for use with Microsoft Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) objects.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
The CngKeyBlobFormat type exposes the following members.
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CngKeyBlobFormat | Initializes a new instance of the CngKeyBlobFormat class by using the specified format. |
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EccPrivateBlob | Gets a CngKeyBlobFormat object that specifies a private key BLOB for an elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) key. |
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EccPublicBlob | Gets a CngKeyBlobFormat object that specifies a public key BLOB for an elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) key. |
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Format | Gets the name of the key BLOB format that the current CngKeyBlobFormat object specifies. |
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GenericPrivateBlob | Gets a CngKeyBlobFormat object that specifies a generic private key BLOB. |
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GenericPublicBlob | Gets a CngKeyBlobFormat object that specifies a generic public key BLOB. |
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OpaqueTransportBlob | Gets a CngKeyBlobFormat object that specifies an opaque transport key BLOB. |
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Pkcs8PrivateBlob | Gets a CngKeyBlobFormat object that specifies a Private Key Information Syntax Standard (PKCS #8) key BLOB. |
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Equals(CngKeyBlobFormat) | Compares the specified CngKeyBlobFormat object to the current CngKeyBlobFormat object. |
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Equals(Object) | Compares the specified object to the current CngKeyBlobFormat object. (Overrides Object.Equals(Object).) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Generates a hash value for the embedded key BLOB format in the current CngKeyBlobFormat object. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode().) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Gets the name of the key BLOB format that the current CngKeyBlobFormat object specifies. (Overrides Object.ToString().) |
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Equality | Determines whether two CngKeyBlobFormat objects specify the same key BLOB format. |
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Inequality | Determines whether two CngKeyBlobFormat objects do not specify the same key BLOB format. |
The CngKeyBlobFormat class is a utility class. It consists of static properties, comparison methods, and a private, internally maintained string that specifies the key BLOB format name.
The static properties return CngKeyBlobFormat objects. Each object's internal string name is initialized to the key BLOB format name that corresponds to the name of the static property.
You can also use this class to create objects for key BLOB formats that are not covered by the static properties.
Several CNG classes (such as CngKey) accept CngKeyBlobFormat objects through a format parameter. When the class receives the CngKeyBlobFormat object, it retrieves the embedded name of the key BLOB format by calling the object's Format property.
Therefore, CngKeyBlobFormat serves as an enumeration of well-known key BLOB formats. It lets you identify a well-known key BLOB format by using a strongly typed value instead of a string.
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Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later)
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