StoreLocation Enumeration
.NET Framework (current version)
Specifies the location of the X.509 certificate store.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| CurrentUser | The X.509 certificate store used by the current user. | |
| LocalMachine | The X.509 certificate store assigned to the local machine. |
The following code example opens an X.509 certificate store, adds and deletes certificates, and then closes the store. It assumes you have three certificates to add to and remove from a local store.
Imports System Imports System.Security.Cryptography Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Imports System.IO Class X509store2 Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String) 'Create new X509 store called teststore from the local certificate store. Dim store As New X509Store("teststore", StoreLocation.CurrentUser) store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite) Dim certificate As New X509Certificate2() 'Create certificates from certificate files. 'You must put in a valid path to three certificates in the following constructors. Dim certificate1 As New X509Certificate2("c:\mycerts\*****.cer") Dim certificate2 As New X509Certificate2("c:\mycerts\*****.cer") Dim certificate5 As New X509Certificate2("c:\mycerts\*****.cer") 'Create a collection and add two of the certificates. Dim collection As New X509Certificate2Collection() collection.Add(certificate2) collection.Add(certificate5) 'Add certificates to the store. store.Add(certificate1) store.AddRange(collection) Dim storecollection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection) Console.WriteLine("Store name: {0}", store.Name) Console.WriteLine("Store location: {0}", store.Location) Dim x509 As X509Certificate2 For Each x509 In storecollection Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}", x509.Subject) Next x509 'Remove a certificate. store.Remove(certificate1) Dim storecollection2 As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection) Console.WriteLine("{1}Store name: {0}", store.Name, Environment.NewLine) Dim x509a As X509Certificate2 For Each x509a In storecollection2 Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}", x509a.Subject) Next x509a 'Remove a range of certificates. store.RemoveRange(collection) Dim storecollection3 As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection) Console.WriteLine("{1}Store name: {0}", store.Name, Environment.NewLine) If storecollection3.Count = 0 Then Console.WriteLine("Store contains no certificates.") Else Dim x509b As X509Certificate2 For Each x509b In storecollection3 Console.WriteLine("certificate name: {0}", x509b.Subject) Next x509b End If 'Close the store. store.Close() End Sub End Class
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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