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NotBefore Property

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Gets the date in local time on which a certificate becomes valid.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property NotBefore As DateTime
public DateTime NotBefore { get; }
public:
property DateTime NotBefore {
    DateTime get ();
}
member NotBefore : DateTime with get
function get NotBefore () : DateTime

Property Value

Type: System. . :: . .DateTime
A DateTime object that represents the effective date of the certificate.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
CryptographicException

The certificate is unreadable.

Remarks

This property indicates the date on which the certificate becomes valid.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

X509Certificate2 Class

System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Namespace