Class CertificateInfo

Represents the block of information about an X.509 certificate.

Inheritance

System.Object

CertificateInfo

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Nevatech.Vsb.Repository.Description

Assembly: Nevatech.Vsb.Repository.dll

Syntax

public class CertificateInfo

Constructors

CertificateInfo()

Initializes empty instance.

Declaration

public CertificateInfo()

CertificateInfo(Byte[], String)

Initializes and populates new instance from the provided serialized X.509 certificate.

Declaration

public CertificateInfo(byte[] rawData, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	rawData	Serialized to bytes certificate (raw data from the .CER and .PFX files are also supported).
System.String	password	Password used to decrypt the certificate.

CertificateInfo(X509Certificate2, Boolean)

Initializes and populates new instance from the specified X.509 certificate.

Declaration

public CertificateInfo(X509Certificate2 certificate, bool disposeCertificate = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2	certificate	X.509 certificate used to initialize new instance.
System.Boolean	disposeCertificate	Flag indicating that provided certificate should be disposed after extracting information from it.

Fields

RawData

Gets or sets byte array containing data from X.509 certificate.

Declaration

public byte[] RawData

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Byte[]

Properties

ContentType

Gets or sets the content type of RawData property.

Declaration

public CertificateContentType ContentType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
CertificateContentType

HasPrivateKey

Gets or sets flag indicating that certificate has private key.

Declaration

public bool HasPrivateKey { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Issuer

Gets or sets certificate's Issuer name.

Declaration

public string Issuer { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

PublicData

Gets or sets certificate without private key in the standard Base64-encoded .CER file format.

Declaration

public string PublicData { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

SerialNumber

Gets or sets certificate's serial number (only unique for specific issuer).

Declaration

public string SerialNumber { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Subject

Gets or sets certificate's Subject name.

Declaration

public string Subject { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Thumbprint

Gets or sets certificate's thumbprint.

Declaration

public string Thumbprint { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

ValidFrom

Gets or sets the date when certificate becomes valid.

Declaration

public DateTime ValidFrom { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.DateTime

ValidTo

Gets or sets certificate's expiration date.

Declaration

public DateTime ValidTo { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.DateTime

Methods

FromHexToBase64(String)

Converts provided hexadecimal string to Base64 encoded string. Method is used to convert thumbprint value found in System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate object to value provided in thumbprint claim.

Declaration

public static string FromHexToBase64(string value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	Hexadecimal string that needs to be converted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	Base64 encoded string that contains the same binary data as provided hexadecimal string.

OpenCertificate(Byte[], String)

Creates a new instance of System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 from the provided serialized X.509 certificate.

Declaration

public static X509Certificate2 OpenCertificate(byte[] data, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	Serialized to bytes certificate (raw data from the .CER and .PFX files are also supported).
System.String	password	Password used to decrypt the certificate.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2	Deserialized X.509 certificate.

ToString()

Returns string presentation of the object.

Declaration

public override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	X.509 certificate friendly name.

Overrides

System.Object.ToString()

WriteAsBase64Certificate(X509Certificate)

Returns Base64-encoded certificate in the standard .CER file format.

Declaration

public static string WriteAsBase64Certificate(X509Certificate certificate)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate	certificate	Certificate to be recorded.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	Base64-encoded certificate in the standard .CER file format.