KeyNumber Enum
Definition
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Specifies whether to create an asymmetric signature key or an asymmetric exchange key.
public enum class KeyNumberpublic enum KeyNumber[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
[System.Serializable]
public enum KeyNumbertype KeyNumber = [<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
[<System.Serializable>]
type KeyNumber = Public Enum KeyNumber- Inheritance
- Attributes
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange | 1 | An exchange key pair used to encrypt session keys so that they can be safely stored and exchanged with other users. This value corresponds to the AT_KEYEXCHANGE value used in the unmanaged Microsoft Cryptographic API (CAPI). |
| Signature | 2 | A signature key pair used for authenticating digitally signed messages or files. This value corresponds to the AT_SIGNATURE value used in the unmanaged Microsoft Cryptographic API (CAPI). |
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the KeyNumber enumeration to specify a key type for an RSACryptoServiceProvider object.
// Create a new CspParameters object.
CspParameters cspParams = new CspParameters();
// Specify an exchange key.
cspParams.KeyNumber = (int) KeyNumber.Exchange;
// Initialize the RSACryptoServiceProvider
// with the CspParameters object.
RSACryptoServiceProvider RSACSP = new RSACryptoServiceProvider(cspParams);
' Create a new CspParameters object.
Dim cspParams As New CspParameters()
' Specify an exchange key.
cspParams.KeyNumber = Fix(KeyNumber.Exchange)
' Initialize the RSACryptoServiceProvider
' with the CspParameters object.
Dim RSACSP As New RSACryptoServiceProvider(cspParams)
Remarks
Use the KeyNumber enumeration with the CspKeyContainerInfo.KeyNumber property to inspect a key type or with the CspParameters.KeyNumber field to specify a key type.
