SafeEvpPKeyHandle.DuplicateHandle Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

SafeEvpPKeyHandle.OpenSsl.cs

Creates another instance of this type or increments the reference count of the handle.

public:
 System::Security::Cryptography::SafeEvpPKeyHandle ^ DuplicateHandle();

public System.Security.Cryptography.SafeEvpPKeyHandle DuplicateHandle ();

member this.DuplicateHandle : unit -> System.Security.Cryptography.SafeEvpPKeyHandle

Public Function DuplicateHandle () As SafeEvpPKeyHandle

Returns

SafeEvpPKeyHandle

Another instance of this type or the existing handle.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

This handle is invalid.

Remarks

In .NET 8 and earlier versions, this method creates a new EVP_PKEY instance. In .NET 9 and later versions, this method increments the reference count of the existing EVP_PKEY instance and returns a handle to the same key.

See also

• IsInvalid