ECDsaCng.ImportParameters(ECParameters) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.Cng.dll

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Assembly:: System.Core.dll

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Replaces the existing key that the current instance is working with by creating a new CngKey for the parameters structure.

public:
 override void ImportParameters(System::Security::Cryptography::ECParameters parameters);

public override void ImportParameters (System.Security.Cryptography.ECParameters parameters);

override this.ImportParameters : System.Security.Cryptography.ECParameters -> unit

Public Overrides Sub ImportParameters (parameters As ECParameters)

Parameters

parameters: ECParameters

The curve parameters.

Exceptions

CryptographicException

parameters does not contain valid values.

NotSupportedException

parameters references a curve that cannot be imported.

PlatformNotSupportedException

parameters references a curve that is not supported by this platform.

Remarks

If parameters contains only Q, only a public key is imported. If parameters also contains D, a full key pair is imported. The Curve field specifies the type of the curve to import.

Applies to