SafeEvpPKeyHandle.DuplicateHandle Method
Definition
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Creates another instance of this type which has an independent lifetime but tracks the same resource.
public:
System::Security::Cryptography::SafeEvpPKeyHandle ^ DuplicateHandle();public System.Security.Cryptography.SafeEvpPKeyHandle DuplicateHandle();member this.DuplicateHandle : unit -> System.Security.Cryptography.SafeEvpPKeyHandlePublic Function DuplicateHandle () As SafeEvpPKeyHandleReturns
Another instance of this type which has an independent lifetime but tracks the same resource.
Exceptions
This handle is invalid.
Remarks
In .NET 8 and earlier versions, this method creates a new EVP_PKEY instance. In .NET 9 and later versions, this method increments the reference count of the existing EVP_PKEY instance and returns a handle to the same key.
