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X500DistinguishedName Class

 

Represents the distinguished name of an X509 certificate. This class cannot be inherited.

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

System.Object
  System.Security.Cryptography.AsnEncodedData
    System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X500DistinguishedName

Public NotInheritable Class X500DistinguishedName
	Inherits AsnEncodedData

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodX500DistinguishedName(AsnEncodedData)

Initializes a new instance of the X500DistinguishedName class using the specified AsnEncodedData object.

System_CAPS_pubmethodX500DistinguishedName(Byte())

Initializes a new instance of the X500DistinguishedName class using information from the specified byte array.

System_CAPS_pubmethodX500DistinguishedName(String)

Initializes a new instance of the X500DistinguishedName class using information from the specified string.

System_CAPS_pubmethodX500DistinguishedName(String, X500DistinguishedNameFlags)

Initializes a new instance of the X500DistinguishedName class using the specified string and X500DistinguishedNameFlags flag.

System_CAPS_pubmethodX500DistinguishedName(X500DistinguishedName)

Initializes a new instance of the X500DistinguishedName class using the specified X500DistinguishedName object.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyName

Gets the comma-delimited distinguished name from an X500 certificate.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyOid

Gets or sets the Oid value for an AsnEncodedData object.(Inherited from AsnEncodedData.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyRawData

Gets or sets the Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)-encoded data represented in a byte array.(Inherited from AsnEncodedData.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodCopyFrom(AsnEncodedData)

Copies information from an AsnEncodedData object.(Inherited from AsnEncodedData.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodDecode(X500DistinguishedNameFlags)

Decodes a distinguished name using the characteristics specified by the flag parameter.

System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object)

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

System_CAPS_pubmethodFormat(Boolean)

Returns a formatted version of an X500 distinguished name for printing or for output to a text window or to a console.(Overrides AsnEncodedData.Format(Boolean).)

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_pubmethodToString()

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

This class is like an extension to the SubjectName or IssuerName property, which is the name of the person or entity that the certificate is being issued to. X.500 is an international standard for distributed directory services. The distinguished name uses the following format:

[X500:/C=CountryCode/O=Organization/OU=OrganizationUnit/CN=CommonName]

The following field length limits apply:

Field

Length Limit

CountryCode

2 characters

Organization

Up to 64 characters

OrganizationUnit

Up to 32 characters

CommonName

Up to 64 characters

The following guidelines apply:

  • Field values can be uppercase or lowercase.

  • Delimiters are slash marks (/) and must appear before the first value and between subsequent values.

  • Delimiters can be followed by a space.

The following is an example of a correctly formatted name: [X500:/ C=US/ O=Microsoft/ OU=WGA/ CN=TedSt]

The following code example shows how to use the X500DistinguishedName class.

Imports System
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates



Class X500Sample
   Shared msg As String
   Shared Sub Main()

      Try
         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)
         Dim scollection As X509Certificate2Collection = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(fcollection, "Test Certificate Select", "Select a certificate from the following list to get information on that certificate", X509SelectionFlag.MultiSelection)
	 msg = "Number of certificates: " & scollection.Count & Environment.NewLine
	 MsgBox(msg)
         Dim x509 As X509Certificate2
         For Each x509 In  scollection
            Dim dname As New X500DistinguishedName(x509.SubjectName)
	    msg = "X500DistinguishedName: " & dname.Name & Environment.NewLine
	 MsgBox(msg)
            x509.Reset()
         Next x509
         store.Close()
	 Catch e As Exception
            msg = "Error: Information could not be written out for this certificate."
            MsgBox(msg)
      End Try
   End Sub 'Main 
End Class 'X500Sample

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

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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