X509SelectionFlag Enumeration

 

Specifies the type of selection requested using the X509Certificate2UI::SelectFromCollection method.

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

public enum class X509SelectionFlag

Member nameDescription
MultiSelection

A multiple selection. The user can use the SHIFT or CRTL keys to select more than one X.509 certificate.

SingleSelection

A single selection. The UI allows the user to select one X.509 certificate.

This flag represents either a single or multiple certificate selection using the X509Certificate2UI::SelectFromCollection method.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the selection flag with the X509Certificate2UI::SelectFromCollection method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the X509Store class. The larger example opens the current user's personal certificate store, allows the user to select a certificate, then writes certificate and certificate chain information to the console. The output depends on the certificate the user selects.

//Create new X509 store from local certificate store.
X509Store ^ store = gcnew X509Store( "MY",StoreLocation::CurrentUser );
store->Open( static_cast<OpenFlags>(OpenFlags::OpenExistingOnly | OpenFlags::ReadWrite) );

//Output store information.
Console::WriteLine( "Store Information" );
Console::WriteLine( "Number of certificates in the store: {0}", store->Certificates->Count );
Console::WriteLine( "Store location: {0}", store->Location );
Console::WriteLine( "Store name: {0} {1}", store->Name, Environment::NewLine );

//Put certificates from the store into a collection so user can select one.
X509Certificate2Collection ^ fcollection = dynamic_cast<X509Certificate2Collection^>(store->Certificates);
X509Certificate2Collection ^ collection = X509Certificate2UI::SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Select an X509 Certificate","Choose a certificate to examine.",X509SelectionFlag::SingleSelection);
X509Certificate2 ^ certificate = collection[ 0 ];
X509Certificate2UI::DisplayCertificate(certificate);

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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