.NET API Documentation

X509Certificate2.KeyLength Property

public int KeyLength { get; }

Summary

Gets the key length, in bits, of the public key of the certificate.

Returns

An int that contains the key length, in bits, of the public key of the certificate.

Example

using System; using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates; public class Example { public static void Main(string[] args) { // Load a certificate (replace with your actual certificate loading logic) try { // Example: Load from a file // X509Certificate2 cert = new X509Certificate2("mycert.pfx", "password"); // Example: Load from the current user's certificate store X509Store store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser); store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly); X509Certificate2Collection certCollection = store.Certificates; if (certCollection.Count > 0) { X509Certificate2 cert = certCollection[0]; // Get the first certificate if (cert.HasPrivateKey) { int keyLength = cert.KeyLength; Console.WriteLine($"Certificate '{cert.Subject}' has a public key length of {keyLength} bits."); } else { Console.WriteLine($"Certificate '{cert.Subject}' does not have a private key associated with it."); } } else { Console.WriteLine("No certificates found in the current user's personal store."); } store.Close(); } catch (CryptographicException ex) { Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred: {ex.Message}"); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine($"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message}"); } } }