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Thumbprint Property

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Gets the thumbprint of a certificate.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Thumbprint As String
public string Thumbprint { get; }
public:
property String^ Thumbprint {
    String^ get ();
}
member Thumbprint : string with get
function get Thumbprint () : String

Property Value

Type: System. . :: . .String
The thumbprint of the certificate.

Remarks

The thumbprint is dynamically generated using the SHA1 algorithm and does not physically exist in the certificate. Since the thumbprint is a unique value for the certificate, it is commonly used to find a particular certificate in a certificate store.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

X509Certificate2 Class

System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Namespace