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 ExportCspBlob Method

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.NET Framework Class Library
RSACryptoServiceProvider.ExportCspBlob Method

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Exports a blob containing the key information associated with an RSACryptoServiceProvider object.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public Function ExportCspBlob ( _
    includePrivateParameters As Boolean _
) As Byte()
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As RSACryptoServiceProvider
Dim includePrivateParameters As Boolean
Dim returnValue As Byte()

returnValue = instance.ExportCspBlob(includePrivateParameters)
C#
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)] 
public byte[] ExportCspBlob (
    bool includePrivateParameters
)
C++
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)] 
public:
virtual array<unsigned char>^ ExportCspBlob (
    bool includePrivateParameters
) sealed
J#
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(false) */ 
public final byte[] ExportCspBlob (
    boolean includePrivateParameters
)
JScript
ComVisibleAttribute(false) 
public final function ExportCspBlob (
    includePrivateParameters : boolean
) : byte[]

Parameters

includePrivateParameters

true to include the private key; otherwise, false.

Return Value

A byte array containing the key information associated with an RSACryptoServiceProvider object.

The ExportCspBlob method returns a blob containing key information that is compatible with the unmanaged Microsoft Cryptographic API (CAPI).

  • KeyContainerPermission  for permission to access a key container when exporting a private key. Associated enumeration: Export Security action: Demand.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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