Sig.SignData Method (Byte[], String, String, SigAlgorithm)
Compute a signature value over data in a byte array.
Syntax
[C#]
public static string SignData(
byte[] data,
string privateKeyFile,
string password,
SigAlgorithm sigAlg
)
[VB.NET]
Public Shared Function SignData ( _
data As Byte(), _
privateKeyFile As String, _
password As String, _
sigAlg As SigAlgorithm _
) As String
Parameters
- data
- input data to be signed
- privateKeyFile
- Name of private key file (or a string containing the key in PEM format, or an internal private key)
- password
- Password for the private key, if encrypted
- sigAlg
- Type: SigAlgorithm
Signature algorithm to be used
Return Value
The signature encoded in base64, or an empty string on error
Remarks
The output is a continuous string of base64 characters suitable for the <SignatureValue> of an XML-DSIG document.
See Also
VB6/C equivalent: SIG_SignData
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