CngKeyOpenOptions Enum

Definition

Specifies options for opening a key.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

public enum class CngKeyOpenOptions
[System.Flags]
public enum CngKeyOpenOptions
[<System.Flags>]
type CngKeyOpenOptions = 
Public Enum CngKeyOpenOptions
Inheritance
CngKeyOpenOptions
Attributes

Fields

MachineKey 32

A machine-wide key is opened.

None 0

No key open options are specified.

Silent 64

UI prompting is suppressed.

UserKey 0

If the MachineKey value is not specified, a user key is opened instead.

Remarks

The Silent option suppresses any UI prompting. This option may not work with some key types, such as smart card keys and keys that are stored in the software key storage provider (KSP). These key types are protected with mandatory UI prompting.

Applies to