X509Certificate Constructor (String^, SecureString^)
Initializes a new instance of the X509Certificate class using a certificate file name and a password.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- fileName
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Type:
System::String^
The name of a certificate file.
- password
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Type:
System.Security::SecureString^
The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.
| Exception | Condition |
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| CryptographicException | An error with the certificate occurs. For example:
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| ArgumentException | The fileName parameter is null. |
ASN.1 DER is the only certificate format supported by this class. Calling this constructor with the correct password decrypts the private key and saves it to a key container.
Security Note
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Never hard code a password within your source code. Hard-coded passwords can be retrieved from an assembly using the Ildasm.exe (IL Disassembler), a hex editor, or by simply opening the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe. |
If you create an X509Certificate certificate by specifying a PKCS7 signed file store for fileName, the X509Certificate is created for the certificate that signed the store rather than for any of the certificates within the store.
for permission to read the file described by the fileName parameter. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: EnvironmentPermissionAccess::Read
for permission to create a key container. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: KeyContainerPermissionFlags::Create
Available since 2.0
