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AsymmetricAlgorithm::Create Method (String^)

 

Creates an instance of the specified implementation of an asymmetric algorithm.

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

public:
static AsymmetricAlgorithm^ Create(
	String^ algName
)

Parameters

algName
Type: System::String^

The asymmetric algorithm implementation to use. The following table shows the valid values for the algName parameter and the algorithms they map to.

Parameter value

Implements

System.Security.Cryptography.AsymmetricAlgorithm

AsymmetricAlgorithm

RSA

RSA

System.Security.Cryptography.RSA

RSA

DSA

DSA

System.Security.Cryptography.DSA

DSA

ECDsa

ECDsa

ECDsaCng

ECDsaCng

System.Security.Cryptography.ECDsaCng

ECDsaCng

ECDH

ECDiffieHellman

ECDiffieHellman

ECDiffieHellman

ECDiffieHellmanCng

ECDiffieHellmanCng

System.Security.Cryptography.ECDiffieHellmanCng

ECDiffieHellmanCng

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography::AsymmetricAlgorithm^

A new instance of the specified asymmetric algorithm implementation.

The following code example demonstrates how to implement the Create method in an extended class. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the AsymmetricAlgorithm class.

    // The create function attempts to create a CustomCrypto object 
    // using the assembly name. This functionality requires 
    // modification of the machine.config file. Add the following 
    // section to the configuration element and modify the values 
    // of the cryptoClass to reflect what is installed 
    // in your machines GAC.
    //<mscorlib>
    // <cryptographySettings>
    //   <cryptoNameMapping>
    //     <cryptoClasses>
    //       <cryptoClass CustomCrypto="Contoso.CustomCrypto,
    //         CustomCrypto,
    //         Culture=neutral,
    //         PublicKeyToken=fdb9f9c4851028bf,
    //         Version=1.0.1448.27640" />
    //     </cryptoClasses>
    //     <nameEntry name="Contoso.CustomCrypto" 
    //        class="CustomCrypto" />
    //     <nameEntry name="CustomCrypto" class="CustomCrypto" />
    //    </cryptoNameMapping>
    //  </cryptographySettings>
    //</mscorlib>

public:
    static CustomCrypto^ Create(String^ algorithmName) 
    {
        return (CustomCrypto^) 
            CryptoConfig::CreateFromName(algorithmName);
    }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.1
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