CspParameters.KeyContainerName Field

public: System::String ^ KeyContainerName;

public string? KeyContainerName;

public string KeyContainerName;

val mutable KeyContainerName : string

Public KeyContainerName As String 

Field Value

Examples

The following code example creates a key container using the CspParameters class and saves the key in the container.

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

public class StoreKey
{
 public static void Main()
 {
 // creates the CspParameters object and sets the key container name used to store the RSA key pair
 CspParameters cp = new CspParameters();
 cp.KeyContainerName = "MyKeyContainerName";

 // instantiates the rsa instance accessing the key container MyKeyContainerName
 RSACryptoServiceProvider rsa = new RSACryptoServiceProvider(cp);
 // add the below line to delete the key entry in MyKeyContainerName
 // rsa.PersistKeyInCsp = false;

 //writes out the current key pair used in the rsa instance
 Console.WriteLine("Key is : \n" + rsa.ToXmlString(true));
 }
}

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Cryptography



Public Class StoreKey
 
 Public Shared Sub Main()
 ' creates the CspParameters object and sets the key container name used to store the RSA key pair
 Dim cp As New CspParameters()
 cp.KeyContainerName = "MyKeyContainerName"
 
 ' instantiates the rsa instance accessing the key container MyKeyContainerName
 Dim rsa As New RSACryptoServiceProvider(cp)
 ' add the below line to delete the key entry in MyKeyContainerName
 ' rsa.PersistKeyInCsp = false;
 'writes out the current key pair used in the rsa instance
 Console.WriteLine("Key is : " & rsa.ToXmlString(True))
 End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Use the KeyContainerName field to specify a name for your key container. You can use the container name to retrieve the persisted key within that container.

For more information about creating key containers, see How to: Store Asymmetric Keys in a Key Container.

See also

• Cryptographic Services