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SignatureDescription.KeyAlgorithm Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets or sets the key algorithm for the signature description.

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

public string KeyAlgorithm { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The key algorithm for the signature description.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to set the KeyAlgorithm property for RSA encryption. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SignatureDescription class.

C++

signatureDescription.KeyAlgorithm =
    "System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider";

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

SignatureDescription Class

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

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