X509Certificate2.SenderName Property

Gets the sender name associated with the certificate. This property is not typically used in general-purpose X.509 certificate processing.

Declaration

Visual Basic

C#

C++

F#

Public ReadOnly Property SenderName As String

public string SenderName { get; }

public:
    property System::String^ SenderName {
        System::String^ get ();
    }

member SenderName : string with get

Property Value

String

The sender name associated with the certificate. Returns an empty string if the sender name is not present.

Remarks

The SenderName property retrieves the sender's name from the certificate's subject name or issuer name fields, depending on the certificate's structure and context. However, in most common scenarios, you will work with other properties like Subject, Issuer, or Thumbprint for certificate identification and validation.

This property is primarily intended for specific use cases where explicit sender identification from the certificate is required, which is less common in standard SSL/TLS or code signing scenarios.

Example

Visual Basic

C#

Imports System.Net.Security
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

' Assume 'certificate' is an initialized X509Certificate2 object
' For demonstration purposes, we'll create a dummy certificate.
' In a real application, you would load a certificate from a store or file.

Dim cert As X509Certificate2 = Nothing ' Replace with your actual certificate loading

If cert IsNot Nothing Then
    Dim senderName As String = cert.SenderName
    Console.WriteLine($"Sender Name: {senderName}")
Else
    Console.WriteLine("Certificate not loaded.")
End If

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

public class CertificateExample
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Assume 'certificate' is an initialized X509Certificate2 object
        // For demonstration purposes, we'll create a dummy certificate.
        // In a real application, you would load a certificate from a store or file.

        X509Certificate2 certificate = null; // Replace with your actual certificate loading

        if (certificate != null)
        {
            string senderName = certificate.SenderName;
            Console.WriteLine($"Sender Name: {senderName}");
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Certificate not loaded.");
        }
    }
}