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SignatureAlgorithm Property

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Gets the algorithm used to create the signature of a certificate.

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

Syntax

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

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.SPOT.Cryptoki. . :: . .MechanismType
Returns the object identifier (Oid) of the signature algorithm.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
CryptographicException

The certificate is unreadable.

Remarks

The object identifier (Oid) identifies the type of signature algorithm used by the certificate.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

X509Certificate2 Class

System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Namespace