KeyContainerPermissionFlags Enumeration

.NET Framework (current version)

Specifies the type of key container access allowed.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace: System.Security.Permissions
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
[FlagsAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum class KeyContainerPermissionFlags

Members

	Member name	Description
	AllFlags	Create, decrypt, delete, and open a key container; export and import a key; sign files using a key; and view and change the access control list for a key container.
	ChangeAcl	Change the access control list (ACL) for a key container.
	Create	Create a key container.
	Decrypt	Decrypt a key container.
	Delete	Delete a key container.
	Export	Export a key from a key container.
	Import	Import a key into a key container.
	NoFlags	No access to a key container.
	Open	Open a key container and use the public key.
	Sign	Sign a file using a key.
	ViewAcl	View the access control list (ACL) for a key container.

Remarks

This enumeration is used by members of the KeyContainerPermissionAccessEntry class.

Caution
Many of these flags can have powerful effects and should be granted only to highly trusted code.

The most powerful of the flags are Create, Delete, Import, Export, Sign, Decrypt, and AllFlags. For specific threats that the use of these flags can present, see the member descriptions.

Examples

The following code example shows the use of the KeyContainerPermissionFlags enumeration.

C++

// Create a KeyContainerPermission with the right to open the key container.
KeyContainerPermission ^ keyContainerPerm = gcnew KeyContainerPermission( KeyContainerPermissionFlags::Open );

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0