CertificateRequestProperties.KeyProtectionLevel Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Security.Cryptography.Certificates

Gets or sets the level of strong key protection.

public:
 property KeyProtectionLevel KeyProtectionLevel { KeyProtectionLevel get(); void set(KeyProtectionLevel value); };

KeyProtectionLevel KeyProtectionLevel();

void KeyProtectionLevel(KeyProtectionLevel value);

public KeyProtectionLevel KeyProtectionLevel { get; set; }

var keyProtectionLevel = certificateRequestProperties.keyProtectionLevel;
certificateRequestProperties.keyProtectionLevel = keyProtectionLevel;

Public Property KeyProtectionLevel As KeyProtectionLevel

Property Value

KeyProtectionLevel

Strong key protection level.

Examples

public KeyProtectionLevel GetSetKeyProtectionLevel(KeyProtectionLevel levelIn)
{
    // Create a new CertificateRequestProperties object.
    CertificateRequestProperties reqProperties = new CertificateRequestProperties();

    // The default value is NoConsent.
    KeyProtectionLevel defaultLevel = reqProperties.KeyProtectionLevel;

    // If the input option does not equal the default option, reset the property value.
    if (levelIn != defaultLevel)
    {
        reqProperties.KeyProtectionLevel = levelIn;
    }

    // return the key protection level.
    return reqProperties.KeyProtectionLevel;
}

Remarks

The default KeyProtectionLevel value is NoConsent. By default, therefore, strong key protection is not specified.