X509Certificate2.Thumbprint Property

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Gets the thumbprint of a certificate.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly: System.Security (in system.security.dll)

Syntax

public string Thumbprint { get; }

Property Value

The thumbprint of the certificate.

Remarks

The thumbprint is dynamically generated using the SHA1 algorithm and does not physically exist in the certificate. Since the thumbprint is a unique value for the certificate, it is commonly used to find a particular certificate in a certificate store.

Version Information

Available in the .NET Micro Framework version 4.2.

See Also

Reference

X509Certificate2 Class
X509Certificate2 Members
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Namespace