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11/18/2011

CspKeyContainerInfo Class

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Provides additional information about a cryptographic key pair. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Security.Cryptography.CspKeyContainerInfo

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class CspKeyContainerInfo

public sealed class CspKeyContainerInfo

The CspKeyContainerInfo type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	CspKeyContainerInfo	Initializes a new instance of the CspKeyContainerInfo class using the specified parameters.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	KeyContainerName	Gets a key container name.
	KeyNumber	Gets a value that describes whether an asymmetric key was created as a signature key or an exchange key.
	MachineKeyStore	Gets a value indicating whether a key is from a machine key set.
	ProviderName	Gets the provider name of a key.
	ProviderType	Gets the provider type of a key.
	RandomlyGenerated	Gets a value indicating whether a key container was randomly generated by a managed cryptography class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Use this class to obtain additional information about a key pair, such as the key container name or the key number.

In cases where a random key is generated by the RSACryptoServiceProvider, a key container will not be created until you call a method that uses the key. Some properties of the CspKeyContainerInfo class will throw a CryptographicException if a key container has not been created.

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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