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Dim storeType As String Dim storePath As String Dim password As String Dim applicationUri As String Dim applicationName As String Dim subjectName As String Dim domainNames As IList(Of String) Dim keySize As UShort Dim startTime As Date Dim lifetimeInMonths As UShort Dim hashSizeInBits As UShort Dim isCA As Boolean Dim usePEMFormat As Boolean Dim issuerKeyFilePath As String Dim issuerKeyFilePassword As String Dim algorithm As UShort Dim value As X509Certificate2 value = CertificateFactory.CreateCertificate(storeType, storePath, password, applicationUri, applicationName, subjectName, domainNames, keySize, startTime, lifetimeInMonths, hashSizeInBits, isCA, usePEMFormat, issuerKeyFilePath, issuerKeyFilePassword, algorithm)

public static X509Certificate2 CreateCertificate( 
   string storeType,
   string storePath,
   string password,
   string applicationUri,
   string applicationName,
   string subjectName,
   IList<string> domainNames,
   ushort keySize,
   DateTime startTime,
   ushort lifetimeInMonths,
   ushort hashSizeInBits,
   bool isCA,
   bool usePEMFormat,
   string issuerKeyFilePath,
   string issuerKeyFilePassword,
   ushort algorithm
)

Parameters

storeType

Type of certificate store (Windows or Directory) CertificateStoreType.

storePath

The store path (syntax depends on storeType).

password

The password to use to protect the certificate.

applicationUri

The application uri (created if not specified).

applicationName

Name of the application (optional if subjectName is specified).

subjectName

The subject used to create the certificate (optional if applicationName is specified).

domainNames

The domain names that can be used to access the server machine (defaults to local computer name if not specified).

keySize

Size of the key (1024, 2048 or 4096).

startTime

The start time.

lifetimeInMonths

The lifetime of the key in months.

hashSizeInBits

The hash size in bits.

isCA

if set to true the a CA certificate is created.

usePEMFormat

if set to true the private ket is store in the PEM format.

issuerKeyFilePath

The path to the PFX file containing the CA private key.

issuerKeyFilePassword

The password for the PFX file containing the CA private key.

algorithm

Signature algorithm (0 = SHA1; 1 = SHA256) This settings applies only to Windows storeType option.

Return Value

Target Platforms: Windows 7/8/10, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2015, .NET4.x

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