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.NET Framework Class Library
X509Certificate..::.Subject Property

Gets the subject distinguished name from the certificate.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public ReadOnly Property Subject As String
public string Subject { get; }
public:
property String^ Subject {
	String^ get ();
}
member Subject : string

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The subject distinguished name from the certificate.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
CryptographicException

The certificate handle is invalid.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.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.