System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate.Import Method

Populates the System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate object with information from a certificate file, a password, and a System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags value.

Syntax

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public virtual void Import (string fileName, string password, X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags)

Parameters

fileName
The name of a certificate file represented as a string.
password
The password required to access the X.509 certificate data.
keyStorageFlags
A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that control where and how to import the certificate.

Remarks

Note:

Never hard-code a password within your source code. Hard-coded passwords can be retrieved from an assembly using the MSIL Disassembler (Ildasm.exe), a hex editor, or by simply opening the assembly in a text editor such as Notepad.exe.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0