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SignatureDescription Class

 

Contains information about the properties of a digital signature.

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


[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class SignatureDescription 

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodSignatureDescription()

Initializes a new instance of the SignatureDescription class.

System_CAPS_pubmethodSignatureDescription(SecurityElement^)

Initializes a new instance of the SignatureDescription class from the specified SecurityElement.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyDeformatterAlgorithm

Gets or sets the deformatter algorithm for the signature description.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyDigestAlgorithm

Gets or sets the digest algorithm for the signature description.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyFormatterAlgorithm

Gets or sets the formatter algorithm for the signature description.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyKeyAlgorithm

Gets or sets the key algorithm for the signature description.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodCreateDeformatter(AsymmetricAlgorithm^)

Creates an AsymmetricSignatureDeformatter instance with the specified key using the DeformatterAlgorithm property.

System_CAPS_pubmethodCreateDigest()

Creates a HashAlgorithm instance using the DigestAlgorithm property.

System_CAPS_pubmethodCreateFormatter(AsymmetricAlgorithm^)

Creates an AsymmetricSignatureFormatter instance with the specified key using the FormatterAlgorithm property.

System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object^)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodFinalize()

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodMemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The following code example demonstrates how to use members of the SignatureDescription class.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security;
using namespace System::Security::Cryptography;

ref class SignatureDescriptionImpl
{
public:
   [STAThread]
   static void Main()
   {
      // Create a digital signature based on RSA encryption.
      SignatureDescription^ rsaSignature = CreateRSAPKCS1Signature();
      ShowProperties( rsaSignature );

      // Create a digital signature based on DSA encryption.
      SignatureDescription^ dsaSignature = CreateDSASignature();
      ShowProperties( dsaSignature );

      // Create a HashAlgorithm using the digest algorithm of the signature.
      HashAlgorithm^ hashAlgorithm = dsaSignature->CreateDigest();

      Console::WriteLine( L"\nHash algorithm for the DigestAlgorithm property:"
         L" {0}", hashAlgorithm );

      // Create an AsymmetricSignatureFormatter instance using the DSA key.
      DSA^ dsa = DSA::Create();
      AsymmetricSignatureFormatter^ asymmetricFormatter = CreateDSAFormatter( dsa );

      // Create an AsymmetricSignatureDeformatter instance using the
      // DSA key.
      AsymmetricSignatureDeformatter^ asymmetricDeformatter =
         CreateDSADeformatter( dsa );
      Console::WriteLine( L"This sample completed successfully; "
         L"press Enter to exit." );
      Console::ReadLine();
   }

private:
   // Create a SignatureDescription for RSA encryption.
   static SignatureDescription^ CreateRSAPKCS1Signature()
   {
      SignatureDescription^ signatureDescription = gcnew SignatureDescription;

      // Set the key algorithm property for RSA encryption.
      signatureDescription->KeyAlgorithm = L"System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider";

      // Set the digest algorithm for RSA encryption using the
      // SHA1 provider.
      signatureDescription->DigestAlgorithm = L"System.Security.Cryptography.SHA1CryptoServiceProvider";

      // Set the formatter algorithm with the RSAPKCS1 formatter.
      signatureDescription->FormatterAlgorithm = L"System.Security.Cryptography.RSAPKCS1SignatureFormatter";

      // Set the formatter algorithm with the RSAPKCS1 deformatter.
      signatureDescription->DeformatterAlgorithm = L"System.Security.Cryptography.RSAPKCS1SignatureDeformatter";

      return signatureDescription;
   }

   // Create a SignatureDescription using a constructed SecurityElement for
   // DSA encryption.
   static SignatureDescription^ CreateDSASignature()
   {
      SecurityElement^ securityElement = gcnew SecurityElement( L"DSASignature" );
      // Create new security elements for the four algorithms.
      securityElement->AddChild( gcnew SecurityElement(
         L"Key",L"System.Security.Cryptography.DSACryptoServiceProvider" ) );
      securityElement->AddChild( gcnew SecurityElement(
         L"Digest",L"System.Security.Cryptography.SHA1CryptoServiceProvider" ) );
      securityElement->AddChild( gcnew SecurityElement(
         L"Formatter",L"System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureFormatter" ) );
      securityElement->AddChild( gcnew SecurityElement(
         L"Deformatter",L"System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureDeformatter" ) );
      SignatureDescription^ signatureDescription =
         gcnew SignatureDescription( securityElement );

      return signatureDescription;
   }

   // Create a signature formatter for DSA encryption.
   static AsymmetricSignatureFormatter^ CreateDSAFormatter( DSA^ dsa )
   {
      // Create a DSA signature formatter for encryption.
      SignatureDescription^ signatureDescription =
         gcnew SignatureDescription;
      signatureDescription->FormatterAlgorithm =
         L"System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureFormatter";
      AsymmetricSignatureFormatter^ asymmetricFormatter =
         signatureDescription->CreateFormatter( dsa );

      Console::WriteLine( L"\nCreated formatter : {0}",
         asymmetricFormatter );
      return asymmetricFormatter;
   }

   // Create a signature deformatter for DSA decryption.
   static AsymmetricSignatureDeformatter^ CreateDSADeformatter( DSA^ dsa )
   {
      // Create a DSA signature deformatter to verify the signature.
      SignatureDescription^ signatureDescription =
         gcnew SignatureDescription;
      signatureDescription->DeformatterAlgorithm =
         L"System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureDeformatter";
      AsymmetricSignatureDeformatter^ asymmetricDeformatter =
         signatureDescription->CreateDeformatter( dsa );

      Console::WriteLine( L"\nCreated deformatter : {0}",
         asymmetricDeformatter );
      return asymmetricDeformatter;
   }

   // Display to the console the properties of the specified
   // SignatureDescription.
   static void ShowProperties( SignatureDescription^ signatureDescription )
   {
      // Retrieve the class path for the specified SignatureDescription.
      String^ classDescription = signatureDescription->ToString();

      String^ deformatterAlgorithm = signatureDescription->DeformatterAlgorithm;
      String^ formatterAlgorithm = signatureDescription->FormatterAlgorithm;
      String^ digestAlgorithm = signatureDescription->DigestAlgorithm;
      String^ keyAlgorithm = signatureDescription->KeyAlgorithm;
      Console::WriteLine( L"\n** {0} **", classDescription );
      Console::WriteLine( L"DeformatterAlgorithm : {0}", deformatterAlgorithm );
      Console::WriteLine( L"FormatterAlgorithm : {0}", formatterAlgorithm );
      Console::WriteLine( L"DigestAlgorithm : {0}", digestAlgorithm );
      Console::WriteLine( L"KeyAlgorithm : {0}", keyAlgorithm );
   }
};

int main()
{
   SignatureDescriptionImpl::Main();
}

//
// This sample produces the following output:
//
// ** System.Security.Cryptography.SignatureDescription **
// DeformatterAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.
// RSAPKCS1SignatureDeformatter
//
// FormatterAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.
// RSAPKCS1SignatureFormatter
// DigestAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.SHA1CryptoServiceProvider
// KeyAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider
//
// ** System.Security.Cryptography.SignatureDescription **
// DeformatterAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureDeformatter
// FormatterAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureFormatter
// DigestAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.SHA1CryptoServiceProvider
// KeyAlgorithm : System.Security.Cryptography.DSACryptoServiceProvider
//
// Hash algorithm for the DigestAlgorithm property:
// System.Security.Cryptography.SH
// A1CryptoServiceProvider
//
// Created formatter : System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureFormatter
//
// Created deformatter : System.Security.Cryptography.DSASignatureDeformatter
// This sample completed successfully; press Enter to exit.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

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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