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X509Certificate::GetPublicKey Method ()
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns the public key for the X.509v3 certificate as an array of bytes.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Return Value
Type: array<System::Byte>^The public key for the X.509 certificate as an array of bytes.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| CryptographicException | The certificate context is invalid. |
The following example uses the GetPublicKey method to return a certificate's public key as an array of bytes and displays it to the console.
using namespace System; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates; int main() { // The path to the certificate. String^ Certificate = "Certificate.cer"; // Load the certificate into an X509Certificate object. X509Certificate^ cert = X509Certificate::CreateFromCertFile( Certificate ); // Get the value. array<Byte>^results = cert->GetPublicKey(); // Display the value to the console. System::Collections::IEnumerator^ enum0 = results->GetEnumerator(); while ( enum0->MoveNext() ) { Byte b = safe_cast<Byte>(enum0->Current); Console::Write( b ); } }
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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