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AsnEncodedData Class

Represents Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)-encoded data.

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

'Declaration
Public Class AsnEncodedData

The AsnEncodedData type exposes the following members.

  NameDescription
Protected methodAsnEncodedDataInitializes a new instance of the AsnEncodedData class.
Public methodAsnEncodedData(AsnEncodedData)Initializes a new instance of the AsnEncodedData class using an instance of the AsnEncodedData class.
Public methodAsnEncodedData(Byte())Initializes a new instance of the AsnEncodedData class using a byte array.
Public methodAsnEncodedData(Oid, Byte())Initializes a new instance of the AsnEncodedData class using an Oid object and a byte array.
Public methodAsnEncodedData(String, Byte())Initializes a new instance of the AsnEncodedData class using a byte array.
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  NameDescription
Public propertyOidGets or sets the Oid value for an AsnEncodedData object.
Public propertyRawDataGets or sets the Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)-encoded data represented in a byte array.
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  NameDescription
Public methodCopyFromCopies information from an AsnEncodedData object.
Public methodEquals(Object)Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodFormatReturns a formatted version of the Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)-encoded data as a string.
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), which is defined in CCITT Recommendation X.208, is a way to specify abstract objects that will be serially transmitted. The set of ASN.1 rules for representing such objects as strings of ones and zeros is called the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER), and is defined in CCITT Recommendation X.509, Section 8.7. These encoding methods are currently used by the cryptography namespace in the .NET Framework.

Note that if an unknown data type is encountered while accessing an instance of this class, data is returned as a hexadecimal string.

The following code example shows how to use the AsnEncodedData class.


Imports System
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates



Class AsnEncodedDataSample
   Shared msg As String
   Shared Sub Main()
      'The following example demonstrates the usage the AsnEncodedData classes.
      ' Asn encoded data is read from the extensions of an X509 certificate.
      Try
         ' Open the certificate store.
         Dim store As New X509Store("MY", StoreLocation.CurrentUser)
         store.Open((OpenFlags.ReadOnly Or OpenFlags.OpenExistingOnly))
         Dim collection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(store.Certificates, X509Certificate2Collection)
         Dim fcollection As X509Certificate2Collection = CType(collection.Find(X509FindType.FindByTimeValid, DateTime.Now, False), X509Certificate2Collection)
         ' Select one or more certificates to display extensions information.
         Dim scollection As X509Certificate2Collection = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Certificate Select", "Select certificates from the following list to get extension information on that certificate", X509SelectionFlag.MultiSelection)

         ' Create a new AsnEncodedDataCollection object.
         Dim asncoll As New AsnEncodedDataCollection()
         Dim i As Integer
         For i = 0 To scollection.Count - 1
            ' Display certificate information.
	    msg = "Certificate name: "& scollection(i).GetName()
            MsgBox(msg)

            ' Display extensions information.
            Dim extension As X509Extension
            For Each extension In  scollection(i).Extensions
               ' Create an AsnEncodedData object using the extensions information.
               Dim asndata As New AsnEncodedData(extension.Oid, extension.RawData)
	       msg = "Extension type: " & extension.Oid.FriendlyName & Environment.NewLine & "Oid value: " & asndata.Oid.Value _
		& Environment.NewLine & "Raw data length: " & asndata.RawData.Length & Environment.NewLine _
		& asndata.Format(True) & Environment.NewLine
               MsgBox(msg)
		
               ' Add the AsnEncodedData object to the AsnEncodedDataCollection object.
               asncoll.Add(asndata)
            Next extension
         Next i
	 msg = "Number of AsnEncodedData items in the collection: " & asncoll.Count
         MsgBox(msg)         
         store.Close()

         'Create an enumerator for moving through the collection.
         Dim asne As AsnEncodedDataEnumerator = asncoll.GetEnumerator()
         'You must execute a MoveNext() to get to the first item in the collection.
         asne.MoveNext()
         ' Write out AsnEncodedData in the collection.
	 msg = "First AsnEncodedData in the collection: " & asne.Current.Format(True)
	 MsgBox(msg)
	

         asne.MoveNext()
	 msg = "Second AsnEncodedData in the collection: " & asne.Current.Format(True)
	 MsgBox(msg)

         'Return index in the collection to the beginning.
         asne.Reset()
      Catch 
         MsgBox("Information could not be written out for this certificate.")
      End Try
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'AsnEncodedDataSample


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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