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.NET Framework Class Library
X509Certificate..::.Import Method (String)

Populates the X509Certificate object with information from a certificate file.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted := True)> _
Public Overridable Sub Import ( _
	fileName As String _
)
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
public virtual void Import(
	string fileName
)
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
public:
virtual void Import(
	String^ fileName
)
[<ComVisibleAttribute(false)>]
[<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)>]
abstract Import : 
        fileName:string -> unit 
[<ComVisibleAttribute(false)>]
[<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)>]
override Import : 
        fileName:string -> unit 

Parameters

fileName
Type: System..::.String
The name of a certificate file represented as a string.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The fileName parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method uses a certificate file (such as a file with a .cer extension) that represents an X.509 certificate, and populates the X509Certificate object with the certificate that the file contains.

Examples

The following example loads an X.509 certificate from a file, calls the ToString method, and displays the results to the console.


Imports System
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

Module X509

    Sub Main()

        ' The path to the certificate.
        Dim Certificate As String = "Certificate.cer"

        ' Load the certificate into an X509Certificate object.
        Dim cert As New X509Certificate

        cert.Import(Certificate)

        ' Get the value.
        Dim resultsTrue As String = cert.ToString(True)

        ' Display the value to the console.
        Console.WriteLine(resultsTrue)

        ' Get the value.
        Dim resultsFalse As String = cert.ToString(False)

        ' Display the value to the console.
        Console.WriteLine(resultsFalse)

    End Sub
End Module


using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;


class X509
{

    static void Main()
    {

        // The path to the certificate.
        string Certificate = "Certificate.cer";

        // Load the certificate into an X509Certificate object.
        X509Certificate cert = new X509Certificate();

        cert.Import(Certificate);

        // Get the value.
        string resultsTrue = cert.ToString(true);

        // Display the value to the console.
        Console.WriteLine(resultsTrue);

        // Get the value.
        string resultsFalse = cert.ToString(false);

        // Display the value to the console.
        Console.WriteLine(resultsFalse);

    }

}


using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates;
int main()
{

   // The path to the certificate.
   String^ Certificate = L"Certificate.cer";

   // Load the certificate into an X509Certificate object.
   X509Certificate^ cert = gcnew X509Certificate;
   cert->Import(Certificate);

   // Get the value.
   String^ resultsTrue = cert->ToString( true );

   // Display the value to the console.
   Console::WriteLine( resultsTrue );

   // Get the value.
   String^ resultsFalse = cert->ToString( false );

   // Display the value to the console.
   Console::WriteLine( resultsFalse );
}


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
.NET Framework Security
  • SecurityCriticalAttribute 

    requires full trust for the immediate caller. This class cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

  • InheritanceDemand 

    for full trust for inheritors. This member cannot be inherited by partially trusted code.

  • FileIOPermission 

    for permission to read the file described by the fileName parameter. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: EnvironmentPermissionAccess..::.Read

  • KeyContainerPermission 

    for permission to create a key container. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: KeyContainerPermissionFlags..::.Create

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.