PdfDigitalId(String, String) Constructor

Initializes a new instance of the PdfDigitalId class from a file with the specified file name and the password protecting the private key.

The most common format for such files is a PKCS#12 file, which uses .pfx or .p12 file extension and is a password protected storage container for digital IDs containing the public key (Certificate) and the associated private key.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Pdf.Security
Assembly: SautinSoft.Pdf (in SautinSoft.Pdf.dll) Version: 2026.5.5

Syntax

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public PdfDigitalId(
	string fileName,
	string password
)

Public Sub New ( 
	fileName As String,
	password As String
)

Parameters

fileName String: The name of a digital ID file that contains the public key (Certificate) and the associated private key.
password String: The password protecting the private key.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	fileName is .
InvalidOperationException	Digital ID doesn't have a private key.

Reference

PdfDigitalId Class

PdfDigitalId Overload

SautinSoft.Pdf.Security Namespace