CreateSelfSignedCertificate Method

SourceCode.Security.Cryptography Namespace > CryptoFactory Class : CreateSelfSignedCertificate Method

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function CreateSelfSignedCertificate( _
   ByVal name As String, _
   ByVal to As Date, _
   ByVal keyBitLength As UShort, _
   ByVal exportable As Boolean _
) As X509Certificate2

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim name As String
Dim to As Date
Dim keyBitLength As UShort
Dim exportable As Boolean
Dim value As X509Certificate2
 
value = CryptoFactory.CreateSelfSignedCertificate(name, to, keyBitLength, exportable)

C#

public static X509Certificate2 CreateSelfSignedCertificate( 
   string name,
   DateTime to,
   ushort keyBitLength,
   bool exportable
)

C++/CLI

public:
static X509Certificate2^ CreateSelfSignedCertificate( 
   String^ name,
   DateTime to,
   ushort keyBitLength,
   bool exportable
) 

Parameters

name

to

keyBitLength

exportable

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2