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X509Certificate::Import Method (String^, SecureString^, X509KeyStorageFlags)

 

Populates an X509Certificate object with information from a certificate file, a password, and a key storage flag.

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

public:
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
virtual void Import(
	String^ fileName,
	SecureString^ password,
	X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags
)

Parameters

fileName
Type: System::String^

The name of a certificate file.

password
Type: System.Security::SecureString^

The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.

keyStorageFlags
Type: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates::X509KeyStorageFlags

A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that control where and how to import the certificate.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The fileName parameter is null.

System_CAPS_security Security Note

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.

SecurityCriticalAttribute

requires full trust for the immediate caller. This class cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

InheritanceDemand

for full trust for inheritors. This member cannot be inherited by partially trusted code.

FileIOPermission

for permission to read the file described by the fileName parameter. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: EnvironmentPermissionAccess::Read

KeyContainerPermission

for permission to create a key container. Security action: Demand. Associated enumeration: KeyContainerPermissionFlags::Create

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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