Interface ICertificateLoader

The certificate loader loads X.509 certificates.

Namespace: ComponentSpace.Saml2.Certificates

Assembly: ComponentSpace.Saml2.dll

Syntax

public interface ICertificateLoader

Methods

LoadCertificateFromBytesAsync(Byte[], String)

Loads an X.509 certificate from a byte array.

Declaration

Task<X509Certificate2> LoadCertificateFromBytesAsync(byte[] certificateBytes, string certificatePassword = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	certificateBytes	The certificate bytes.
System.String	certificatePassword	The certificate password or null if none.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2>	A task that represents the operation and returns the X.509 certificate.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SamlException	Thrown when the X.509 certificates cannot be loaded.

LoadCertificateFromFileAsync(String, String)

Loads an X.509 certificate from the file system.

Declaration

Task<X509Certificate2> LoadCertificateFromFileAsync(string certificateFile, string certificatePassword = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	certificateFile	The certificate file name.
System.String	certificatePassword	The certificate file password or null if none.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2>	A task that represents the operation and returns the X.509 certificate.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SamlException	Thrown when the X.509 certificates cannot be loaded.

LoadCertificateFromKeyAsync(String)

Loads an X.509 certificate from elsewhere in the configuration.

This may be used to retrieve certificates stored in an Azure key vault.

Declaration

Task<X509Certificate2> LoadCertificateFromKeyAsync(string certificateKey)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	certificateKey	The configuration key.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2>	A task that represents the operation and returns the X.509 certificate.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SamlException	Thrown when the X.509 certificates cannot be loaded.

LoadCertificateFromStoreAsync(String, StoreLocation, X509FindType, Object)

Loads an X.509 certificate from the Windows Certificate Store.

Declaration

Task<X509Certificate2> LoadCertificateFromStoreAsync(string storeName, StoreLocation storeLocation, X509FindType findType, object findValue)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	storeName	The store name.
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation	storeLocation	The store location.
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509FindType	findType	The find type for searching the certificate store.
System.Object	findValue	The find value for searching the certificate store.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2>	A task that represents the operation and returns the X.509 certificate.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SamlException	Thrown when the X.509 certificates cannot be loaded.

LoadCertificateFromStringAsync(String, String)

Loads an X.509 certificate from a base-64 encoded string.

Declaration

Task<X509Certificate2> LoadCertificateFromStringAsync(string certificateString, string certificatePassword = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	certificateString	The certificate base-64 encoded string.
System.String	certificatePassword	The certificate password or null if none.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2>	A task that represents the operation and returns the X.509 certificate.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SamlException	Thrown when the X.509 certificates cannot be loaded.