ICertificate2::Export method
[CAPICOM is a 32-bit only component that is available for use in the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Instead, use the X509Certificate2 Class in the System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates namespace.]
The Export method copies a certificate to an encoded string. The encoded string can be written to a file or imported into a new Certificate object.
Syntax
Certificate.Export( _
[ ByVal EncodingType ] _
)
Parameters
-
EncodingType [in, optional]
-
A value of the CAPICOM_ENCODING_TYPE enumeration that specifies the encoding type for the export operation. The default value is CAPICOM_ENCODE_BASE64. The following table shows the possible values.
Value Meaning - CAPICOM_ENCODE_ANY
This encoding type is used only when the input data has an unknown encoding type. If this value is used to specify the output's encoding type, CAPICOM_ENCODE_BASE64 will be used instead. Introduced in CAPICOM 2.0. - CAPICOM_ENCODE_BASE64
Data is saved as a base64-encoded string. - CAPICOM_ENCODE_BINARY
Data is saved as a pure binary sequence.
Return value
A string that contains the exported certificate in the specified encoding form.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| End of client support |
Windows Vista |
| End of server support |
Windows Server 2008 |
| Redistributable |
CAPICOM 2.0 or later on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP |
| DLL |
|
See also