CngProvider Class
Encapsulates the name of a key storage provider (KSP) for use with Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) objects.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CngProvider(String^) | Initializes a new instance of the CngProvider class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | MicrosoftSmartCardKeyStorageProvider | Gets a CngProvider object that specifies the Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider. |
![]() ![]() | MicrosoftSoftwareKeyStorageProvider | Gets a CngProvider object that specifies the Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider. |
![]() | Provider | Gets the name of the key storage provider (KSP) that the current CngProvider object specifies. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(CngProvider^) | Compares the specified CngProvider object to the current CngProvider object. |
![]() | Equals(Object^) | Compares the specified object to the current CngProvider object.(Overrides Object::Equals(Object^).) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Generates a hash value for the name of the key storage provider (KSP) that is embedded in the current CngProvider object.(Overrides Object::GetHashCode().) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | ToString() | Gets the name of the key storage provider (KSP) that the current CngProvider object specifies.(Overrides Object::ToString().) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equality(CngProvider^, CngProvider^) | Determines whether two CngProvider objects specify the same key storage provider (KSP). |
![]() ![]() | Inequality(CngProvider^, CngProvider^) | Determines whether two CngProvider objects do not represent the same key storage provider (KSP). |
The CngProvider class is a utility class. It consists of static properties, comparison methods, and a private, internally maintained string that specifies a key storage provider.
The static properties return CngProvider objects. Each object's internal string is initialized to the provider name that corresponds to the name of the static property.
You can also use this class to create objects for provider types that are not covered by the static properties.
Several CNG classes (such as CngKey) accept CngProvider objects through a provider parameter. When the class receives the CngProvider object, it retrieves the embedded provider name by calling the object's Provider property.
Therefore, CngProvider serves as an enumeration of well-known providers. It lets you identify a provider by using a strongly typed value instead of a string.
Available since 3.5
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.



