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System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

Provides types for reading, exporting and verifying Authenticode X.509 v3 certificates. These certificates are signed with a private key that uniquely and positively identifies the holder of the certificate. Commonly Used Types: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509FindType System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ChainStatus System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collection System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509EnhancedKeyUsageExtension System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Chain

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2,936,846,183
Published
Apr 24, 2015
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Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates --version 4.0.0-beta-22816
Package Manager Console
Install-Package System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates -Version 4.0.0-beta-22816
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates" Version="4.0.0-beta-22816" />

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Dependencies

[4.0.20-beta-22816, )
[4.0.0-beta-22816, )

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