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DSACryptoServiceProvider::SignData Method (array<Byte>^, Int32, Int32)

 

Signs a byte array from the specified start point to the specified end point.

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

public:
array<unsigned char>^ SignData(
	array<unsigned char>^ buffer,
	int offset,
	int count
)

Parameters

buffer
Type: array<System::Byte>^

The input data to sign.

offset
Type: System::Int32

The offset into the array from which to begin using data.

count
Type: System::Int32

The number of bytes in the array to use as data.

Return Value

Type: array<System::Byte>^

The DSA signature for the specified data.

This method creates a digital signature that is verified using the VerifyData method.

DSA uses the SHA1 hash algorithm.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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