AddCertificate Method

Adds a certificate to a PKI store.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Sub AddCertificate( _
   ByVal pkiCertificate As IPkiCertificate, _
   ByVal overwrite As Boolean, _
   ByVal password As String _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IPkiStore
Dim pkiCertificate As IPkiCertificate
Dim overwrite As Boolean
Dim password As String
 
instance.AddCertificate(pkiCertificate, overwrite, password)

void AddCertificate( 
   IPkiCertificate pkiCertificate,
   bool overwrite,
   string password
)

void AddCertificate( 
   IPkiCertificate^ pkiCertificate,
   bool overwrite,
   String^ password
)

Parameters

pkiCertificate: The certificate to add.
The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).
overwrite: Specifies whether to overwrite an existing certificate if it exists.
password: A password to access the private key.
The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	A `null` reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException	An error occurred during a cryptographic operation. This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

System.ArgumentNullException

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException

An error occurred during a cryptographic operation.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

IPkiStore Interface
IPkiStore Members

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