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X509Certificate.Import Method (String, String, X509KeyStorageFlags)

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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Populates the X509Certificate object with information from a certificate file, a password, and a X509KeyStorageFlags value.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable Sub Import ( _
    fileName As String, _
    password As String, _
    keyStorageFlags As X509KeyStorageFlags _
)

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public virtual void Import(
    string fileName,
    string password,
    X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
)

Parameters

  • fileName
    Type: System.String
    The name of a certificate file represented as a string.
  • password
    Type: System.String
    The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.