CngKeyCreationParameters.KeyUsage Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:
System.Security.Cryptography.Cng.dll
Assembly:
System.Security.Cryptography.dll
Assembly:
System.Core.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Security.Cryptography.Cng.dll
Package:
System.Security.Cryptography.Cng v5.0.0
Source:
CngKeyCreationParameters.cs
Source:
CngKeyCreationParameters.cs
Source:
CngKeyCreationParameters.cs

Gets or sets the cryptographic operations that apply to the current key.

public:
 property Nullable<System::Security::Cryptography::CngKeyUsages> KeyUsage { Nullable<System::Security::Cryptography::CngKeyUsages> get(); void set(Nullable<System::Security::Cryptography::CngKeyUsages> value); };
public System.Security.Cryptography.CngKeyUsages? KeyUsage { get; set; }
member this.KeyUsage : Nullable<System.Security.Cryptography.CngKeyUsages> with get, set
Public Property KeyUsage As Nullable(Of CngKeyUsages)

Property Value

Nullable<CngKeyUsages>

A bitwise combination of one or more enumeration values that specify key usage. The default value is null, which indicates that the key storage provider's default key usage is set.

Remarks

This property is used when you create a new CngKey object. It specifies the usages (such as encryption/decryption, signing/verification, and secret agreement generation) that will be enabled on the new key.

Applies to