RSAPKCS1KeyExchangeFormatter.SetKey Method

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Sets the public key to use for encrypting the key exchange data.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib.Extensions (in mscorlib.Extensions.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub SetKey ( _
    key As AsymmetricAlgorithm _
)

public override void SetKey(
    AsymmetricAlgorithm key
)

key
Type: System.Security.Cryptography.AsymmetricAlgorithm
The instance of the RSA algorithm that holds the public key.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	key is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

You must set the key before calling CreateKeyExchange.

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

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