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X509Certificate2.GetThumbprint Method

Namespace: System.Net.Security
Assembly: System.dll

Syntax

public string GetThumbprint();

Remarks

The thumbprint of an X.509 certificate is a hash of the certificate's public key. It is a unique identifier for the certificate and can be used to compare certificates. This method returns the thumbprint as a hexadecimal string.

The thumbprint is computed using the SHA-1 hashing algorithm.

Return Value

A string that contains the thumbprint of the certificate. The thumbprint is a hexadecimal representation of the SHA-1 hash.

Examples

// Assuming 'cert' is an instance of X509Certificate2 string thumbprint = cert.GetThumbprint(); Console.WriteLine($"Certificate Thumbprint: {thumbprint}");

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