ProtectOwnCertificate Method (_EasyUAClientServerApplication)

Protects the private key of the default certificate.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Sub ProtectOwnCertificate( _
   ByVal newPrivateKeyPassword As String _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As _EasyUAClientServerApplication
Dim newPrivateKeyPassword As String
 
instance.ProtectOwnCertificate(newPrivateKeyPassword)

void ProtectOwnCertificate( 
   string newPrivateKeyPassword
)

void ProtectOwnCertificate( 
   String^ newPrivateKeyPassword
)

Parameters

newPrivateKeyPassword: A non-empty password to use for protection of the certificate's private key.

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentException	One of the arguments provided to a method is not valid. 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.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.
OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException	The OPC UA operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause. 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.ArgumentException

One of the arguments provided to a method is not valid.

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.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.

OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException

The OPC UA operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause.

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.

Remarks

A preexisting private key password, if any, must be correctly configured in the application, for this operation to succeed.

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

_EasyUAClientServerApplication Interface
_EasyUAClientServerApplication Members

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