TElX509Certificate.LoadKeyFromStreamAuto method

TElX509Certificate.LoadKeyFromStreamAuto

Reads the certificate's private key from the stream.

Declaration

[C#]
int LoadKeyFromStreamAuto(System.IO.Stream Stream, string Password, int Count);

[VB.NET]
Function LoadKeyFromStreamAuto(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Password As String, ByVal Count As Integer) As Integer

[Pascal]
function LoadKeyFromStreamAuto(Stream : TStream; const Password : string; Count : integer) : integer;

[C++]
int32_t LoadKeyFromStreamAuto(TStream &Stream, const std::string &Password, int32_t Count);
int32_t LoadKeyFromStreamAuto(TStream *Stream, const std::string &Password, int32_t Count);

[PHP]
integer LoadKeyFromStreamAuto(TStream $Stream, string $Password, integer $Count)

[Java]
int loadKeyFromStreamAuto(TElStream Stream, String Password, int Count);
int loadKeyFromStreamAuto(InputStream Stream, String Password, int Count);

Parameters

Stream - The stream from which the private key is loaded.
Count - Optional parameter that specified the number of bytes to be read. If this parameter is zero, the whole stream (from current position till the end) is read.
Password - The password to decrypt the private key. If the key is not encrypted, set this parameter to empty string

Return value

    0 on success.
    Error code otherwise.
    If the format of the certificate is not recognized, SB_X509_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_FORMAT (0x5009) error is reported.

Description

This method attempts to read the certificate's private key from the stream. It recognizes the format automatically; if the format is not recognized, SB_X509_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_FORMAT (0x5009) error is reported. The supported formats are: DER, PEM, PFX, PVK, NET, PKCS#8.

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