AsymmetricAlgorithm.ExportPkcs8PrivateKey Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

AsymmetricAlgorithm.cs

Exports the current key in the PKCS#8 PrivateKeyInfo format.

public:
 virtual cli::array <System::Byte> ^ ExportPkcs8PrivateKey();

public virtual byte[] ExportPkcs8PrivateKey ();

abstract member ExportPkcs8PrivateKey : unit -> byte[]
override this.ExportPkcs8PrivateKey : unit -> byte[]

Public Overridable Function ExportPkcs8PrivateKey () As Byte()

Returns

Byte[]

A byte array containing the PKCS#8 PrivateKeyInfo representation of this key.

Exceptions

CryptographicException

The key could not be exported.

See also

• ExportEncryptedPkcs8PrivateKey
• TryExportPkcs8PrivateKey