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Thumbprint Property

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Gets the thumbprint of a certificate.

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

public:
property String^ Thumbprint {
	String^ get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System..::..String
The thumbprint of the certificate.

The thumbprint is dynamically generated using the SHA1 algorithm and does not physically exist in the certificate. Since the thumbprint is a unique value for the certificate, it is commonly used to find a particular certificate in a certificate store.

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