SafeEvpPKeyHandle.DuplicateHandle Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.OpenSsl.dll

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Package:: System.Security.Cryptography.OpenSsl v5.0.0

Source:: SafeEvpPKeyHandle.OpenSsl.cs

Source:: SafeEvpPKeyHandle.OpenSsl.cs

Source:: SafeEvpPKeyHandle.OpenSsl.cs

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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.

Applies to

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