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ECDiffieHellman::Create Method (ECCurve)

 

Creates a new instance of the default implementation of the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) algorithm with a new public/private key-pair generated over the specified curve.

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

public:
static ECDiffieHellman^ Create(
	ECCurve curve
)

Parameters

curve
Type: System.Security.Cryptography::ECCurve

The curve to use to generate a new public/private key-pair.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography::ECDiffieHellman^

A new instance of the default implementation of the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) algorithm.

Exception Condition
CryptographicException

curve does not validate.

curve must validate (that is, it must return true when passed to the ECCurve::Validate method.

Characteristic-2 curves are not supported on Windows.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.7
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