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BitCount property


Holds number of bits used in key derivation.

Type

An Integer value. Determines number of bits in the key.

Syntax

  • Basic
object.BitCount [= value]
The BitCount(object,value) syntax has these parts:
objectAn expression evaluating to an object of type Certificate.
valueAn Integer value.

Remarks

This property will return number of bits used in private key. Number of bits for each key is specified in GenerateKey method, or by 3rd party engines for key generation. Most common value is 1024, but for stronger encryption sometimes this value should be larger (768, 1024, 2048, 3072 bits).

Platforms

Windows