X509Certificate2.Archived Property (System.Net.Security)

X509Certificate2.Archived Property

Gets a value that indicates whether the certificate is archived.

Property Value

System.Boolean true if the certificate is archived; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The Archived property returns true if the certificate has been archived. This property is typically used to manage certificates in a certificate store. An archived certificate can be identified and then retrieved and stored offline.

When a certificate is exported, it can be marked as archived. This indicates that the certificate is no longer in active use but should be retained for historical or auditing purposes.

If a certificate has not been explicitly marked as archived, this property will return false.

Example

using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Load a certificate from the CurrentUser Personal store
        X509Store store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
        store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly);

        try
        {
            // Assume we have a certificate with a specific thumbprint
            // Replace with a valid thumbprint from your store
            string thumbprintToFind = "YOUR_CERTIFICATE_THUMBPRINT";
            X509Certificate2Collection certificates = store.Certificates.Find(X509FindType.FindByThumbprint, thumbprintToFind, false);

            if (certificates.Count > 0)
            {
                X509Certificate2 cert = certificates[0];
                Console.WriteLine($"Certificate: {cert.SubjectName.Name}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Archived: {cert.Archived}");

                if (cert.Archived)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("This certificate is marked as archived.");
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("This certificate is not archived.");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Certificate with thumbprint '{thumbprintToFind}' not found.");
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            store.Close();
        }
    }
}

Requirements

Assembly	File name
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates	System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.dll

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