AsymmetricKeyExchangeFormatter.SetKey Method

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When overridden in a derived class, sets the public key to use for encrypting the secret information.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib.Extensions (in mscorlib.Extensions.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Sub SetKey ( _
    key As AsymmetricAlgorithm _
)

public abstract void SetKey(
    AsymmetricAlgorithm key
)

key
Type: System.Security.Cryptography.AsymmetricAlgorithm
The instance of the implementation of AsymmetricAlgorithm that holds the public key.

You must set a key before calling a CreateKeyExchange implementation.

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

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